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Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2014

by Aaron Willette ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Robotic automation has become ubiquitous in the modern manufacturing landscape, spanning an overwhelming range of processes and applications-- from small scale force-controlled grinding operations for orthopedic joints to large scale composite manufacturing of aircraft fuselages. Smart factories, seamlessly linked via industrial networks and sensing, have revolutionized mass production, allowing ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Robotic automation has become ubiquitous in the modern manufacturing landscape, spanning an overwhelming range of processes and applications-- from small scale force-controlled grinding operations for orthopedic joints to large scale composite manufacturing of aircraft fuselages. Smart factories, seamlessly linked via industrial networks and sensing, have revolutionized mass production, allowing
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Towards the Internet of Services: The THESEUS Research Program

Edited by Wolfgang Wahlster, Hans-Joachim Grallert, Stefan Wess, Hermann Friedrich, Thomas Widenka ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The Internet of Services and the Internet of Things are major building blocks of the Future Internet. The digital enterprise of the future is based not only on mobile, social, and cloud technologies, but also on semantic technologies and the future Internet of Everything. Semantic technologies now enable mass customization for the delivery of goods and services that meet individual customer needs ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The Internet of Services and the Internet of Things are major building blocks of the Future Internet. The digital enterprise of the future is based not only on mobile, social, and cloud technologies, but also on semantic technologies and the future Internet of Everything. Semantic technologies now enable mass customization for the delivery of goods and services that meet individual customer needs
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Ultimate Unity for Multiplayer VR Development

Master Multiplayer VR Development with Unity, XR Toolkit, and Photon Fusion to Build Immersive, High-Performance Experiences (English Edition)

by Niraj Vishwakarma ...

Create Cutting-Edge Multiplayer VR in Unity with XR Toolkit & Photon FusionBook DescriptionVirtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR) are revolutionizing industries, from gaming to healthcare. As immersive experiences become mainstream, mastering VR and XR development is a must-have skill.Ultimate Unity for Multiplayer VR Development is your hands-on guide to building interactive, multiplayer ... Read more

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Create Cutting-Edge Multiplayer VR in Unity with XR Toolkit & Photon FusionBook DescriptionVirtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR) are revolutionizing industries, from gaming to healthcare. As immersive experiences become mainstream, mastering VR and XR development is a must-have skill.Ultimate Unity for Multiplayer VR Development is your hands-on guide to building interactive, multiplayer
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Technology-Augmented Perception and Cognition

Edited by Tilman Dingler, Evangelos Niforatos ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Tools and technologies have long complemented and extended our physical abilities: from pre-historic spearheads to steam-propelled ploughs and high-tech prosthetics. While the development of lenses granted us insights into the micro and macrocosms, new sensors and technologies increasingly augment our cognitive abilities, including memory and perception.This book integrates current research ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Tools and technologies have long complemented and extended our physical abilities: from pre-historic spearheads to steam-propelled ploughs and high-tech prosthetics. While the development of lenses granted us insights into the micro and macrocosms, new sensors and technologies increasingly augment our cognitive abilities, including memory and perception.This book integrates current research
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HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Posters

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

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

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set CCIS 1498 and CCIS 1499 contains the late breaking posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions. Additionally, 174 papers and 146 posters ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This two-volume set CCIS 1498 and CCIS 1499 contains the late breaking posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held virtually in July 2021.The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions. Additionally, 174 papers and 146 posters
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JAVA Aufgaben und Übungen

Aufgaben, Lösungen, PAP und Struktogramme für den IT-Unterricht

by Erich J. Schreiber ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Dieses Lehrbuch erklärt grundlegende JAVA-Konzepte mit Hilfe von zahlreichen Beispielen und Aufgabenstellungen. Insgesamt sind über 100 Aufgaben vorhanden mit Lösungen im Quellcode (Source). Das Buch bietet ebenfalls Präsentationsvorlagen, die auf die Syntax der Programmanweisungen eingehen.Zu der Planung von Software gehört die UML (Unified Modeling Language), eine grafische Modellierungssprache. ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Dieses Lehrbuch erklärt grundlegende JAVA-Konzepte mit Hilfe von zahlreichen Beispielen und Aufgabenstellungen. Insgesamt sind über 100 Aufgaben vorhanden mit Lösungen im Quellcode (Source). Das Buch bietet ebenfalls Präsentationsvorlagen, die auf die Syntax der Programmanweisungen eingehen.Zu der Planung von Software gehört die UML (Unified Modeling Language), eine grafische Modellierungssprache.
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101 UX Principles

A definitive design guide

by Will Grant ...

Publisher s note: This edition from 2018 is outdated and doesn t make use of the most recent UX best-practices. A new 2nd edition, updated for latest use cases and examples, has now been published.Key FeaturesHear insights from an author who was trained by the Nielsen Norman GroupBrowse over 20 years of collected UX insightsAccept or reject 101 thought-provoking opinions on designChallenge your ... Read more

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Publisher s note: This edition from 2018 is outdated and doesn t make use of the most recent UX best-practices. A new 2nd edition, updated for latest use cases and examples, has now been published.Key FeaturesHear insights from an author who was trained by the Nielsen Norman GroupBrowse over 20 years of collected UX insightsAccept or reject 101 thought-provoking opinions on designChallenge your
... Read more
Beginning Rails 6

From Novice to Professional

by Brady Somerville, Adam Gamble, Cloves Carneiro Jr., Rida Al Barazi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Springboard your journey into web application development and discover how much fun building web applications with Ruby on Rails can be. This book has been revised to cover what's new in Rails 6 including features such as WebPack, advanced JavaScript integration, Action Mailbox, Action Text, system and parallel testing, Action Cable testing, and more.Beginning Rails 6 gently guides you through ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Springboard your journey into web application development and discover how much fun building web applications with Ruby on Rails can be. This book has been revised to cover what's new in Rails 6 including features such as WebPack, advanced JavaScript integration, Action Mailbox, Action Text, system and parallel testing, Action Cable testing, and more.Beginning Rails 6 gently guides you through
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The Semantic Web: ESWC 2020 Satellite Events

ESWC 2020 Satellite Events, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, May 31 – June 4, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Andreas Harth, Valentina Presutti, Raphaël Troncy, Maribel Acosta, Axel Polleres, Javier D. Fernández, Josiane Xavier Parreira, Olaf Hartig, Katja Hose, Michael Cochez ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
Chapter “ABECTO: An ABox Evaluation and Comparison Tool for Ontologies” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. ... Read more

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Chapter “ABECTO: An ABox Evaluation and Comparison Tool for Ontologies” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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Computer Animation and Social Agents

33rd International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents, CASA 2020, Bournemouth, UK, October 13-15, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Feng Tian, Xiaosong Yang, Daniel Thalmann, Weiwei Xu, Jian Jun Zhang, Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Jian Chang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 33rd International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents, CASA 2020, held in Bournemouth, UK*, in October 2020.The 1 full paper and 13 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 86 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections of modelling, animation and simulation; virtual reality; ... Read more

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This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 33rd International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents, CASA 2020, held in Bournemouth, UK*, in October 2020.The 1 full paper and 13 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 86 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections of modelling, animation and simulation; virtual reality;
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End-to-End Web Testing with Cypress

Explore techniques for automated frontend web testing with Cypress and JavaScript

by Waweru Mwaura ...

Get to grips with the Cypress framework and learn how to best implement end-to-end automation testing with JavaScript with the help of expert tips, best practices, and real-world testing examplesKey FeaturesWrite your first end-to-end test and find out how to modernize your testing environmentExecute test-driven web development and cross-browser testing using CypressDiscover the advantages of ... Read more

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Get to grips with the Cypress framework and learn how to best implement end-to-end automation testing with JavaScript with the help of expert tips, best practices, and real-world testing examplesKey FeaturesWrite your first end-to-end test and find out how to modernize your testing environmentExecute test-driven web development and cross-browser testing using CypressDiscover the advantages of
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C++17 Standard Library Quick Reference

A Pocket Guide to Data Structures, Algorithms, and Functions

by Peter Van Weert, Marc Gregoire ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This quick reference is a condensed guide to the essential data structures, algorithms, and functions provided by the C++17 Standard Library. It does not explain the C++ language or syntax, but is accessible to anyone with basic C++ knowledge or programming experience. Even the most experienced C++ programmer will learn a thing or two from it and find it a useful memory-aid.It is hard to remember ... Read more

$40.49 USD

This quick reference is a condensed guide to the essential data structures, algorithms, and functions provided by the C++17 Standard Library. It does not explain the C++ language or syntax, but is accessible to anyone with basic C++ knowledge or programming experience. Even the most experienced C++ programmer will learn a thing or two from it and find it a useful memory-aid.It is hard to remember
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Make: FPGAs

Turning Software into Hardware with Eight Fun and Easy DIY Projects

by David Romano ...

What if you could use software to design hardware? Not just any hardware--imagine specifying the behavior of a complex parallel computer, sending it to a chip, and having it run on that chip--all without any manufacturing? With Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), you can design such a machine with your mouse and keyboard. When you deploy it to the FPGA, it immediately takes on the behavior ... Read more

$18.79 USD

What if you could use software to design hardware? Not just any hardware--imagine specifying the behavior of a complex parallel computer, sending it to a chip, and having it run on that chip--all without any manufacturing? With Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), you can design such a machine with your mouse and keyboard. When you deploy it to the FPGA, it immediately takes on the behavior
... Read more
Digital Libraries on the Move

11th Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries, IRCDL 2015, Bolzano, Italy, January 29-30, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Diego Calvanese, Dario De Nart, Carlo Tasso ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries, IRCDL 2015, held in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, in January 2015.The 13 full papers, 4 short papers and 2 invited poster papers presented were carefully selected from 19 submissions. They are organized under the following five categories: semantic modeling; projects; models and ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th Italian Research Conference on Digital Libraries, IRCDL 2015, held in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, in January 2015.The 13 full papers, 4 short papers and 2 invited poster papers presented were carefully selected from 19 submissions. They are organized under the following five categories: semantic modeling; projects; models and
... Read more
eHealth 360°

International Summit on eHealth, Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Kostas Giokas, Laszlo Bokor, Frank Hopfgartner ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Summit on Electronic Healthcare, eHealth 360°, held in Budapest, Hungary, in June 2016.The 55 revised full papers presented along with 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers represent the latest results from the co-located conferences as the track on games for wellbeing, the track on wearables ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Summit on Electronic Healthcare, eHealth 360°, held in Budapest, Hungary, in June 2016.The 55 revised full papers presented along with 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers represent the latest results from the co-located conferences as the track on games for wellbeing, the track on wearables
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From Variability Tolerance to Approximate Computing in Parallel Integrated Architectures and Accelerators

by Abbas Rahimi, Luca Benini, Rajesh K. Gupta ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book focuses on computing devices and their design at various levels to combat variability. The authors provide a review of key concepts with particular emphasis on timing errors caused by various variability sources. They discuss methods to predict and prevent, detect and correct, and finally conditions under which such errors can be accepted; they also consider their implications on cost, ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book focuses on computing devices and their design at various levels to combat variability. The authors provide a review of key concepts with particular emphasis on timing errors caused by various variability sources. They discuss methods to predict and prevent, detect and correct, and finally conditions under which such errors can be accepted; they also consider their implications on cost,
... Read more
HCI International 2023 Posters

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

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

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The five-volume set CCIS 1832-1836 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, which was held as a hybrid event in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the 47 HCII 2023 proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from the 7472 contributions ... Read more

$143.09 USD

The five-volume set CCIS 1832-1836 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023, which was held as a hybrid event in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023.The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the 47 HCII 2023 proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from the 7472 contributions
... Read more
Artificial Intelligence and Spectroscopic Techniques for Gemology Applications

Edited by Ashutosh Kumar Shukla ...

Series series IOP Series in Spectroscopic Methods and Applications
This collection highlights gemstone identification and analysis using spectroscopic techniques. It also includes the exciting applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that are being developed and used to enhance the efficiency of identification and analysis techniques. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and FTIR spectroscopy applications are ... Read more

$114.49 USD

This collection highlights gemstone identification and analysis using spectroscopic techniques. It also includes the exciting applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that are being developed and used to enhance the efficiency of identification and analysis techniques. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and FTIR spectroscopy applications are
... Read more
Numerical Methods for Stochastic Computations

A Spectral Method Approach

by Dongbin Xiu ...

The@ first graduate-level textbook to focus on fundamental aspects of numerical methods for stochastic computations, this book describes the class of numerical methods based on generalized polynomial chaos (gPC). These fast, efficient, and accurate methods are an extension of the classical spectral methods of high-dimensional random spaces. Designed to simulate complex systems subject to random ... Read more

$57.59 USD

The@ first graduate-level textbook to focus on fundamental aspects of numerical methods for stochastic computations, this book describes the class of numerical methods based on generalized polynomial chaos (gPC). These fast, efficient, and accurate methods are an extension of the classical spectral methods of high-dimensional random spaces. Designed to simulate complex systems subject to random
... Read more
Digital Human Modeling: Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management: Ergonomics and Health

6th International Conference, DHM 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 9184-9185 constitutes the constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The two-volume set LNCS 9184-9185 constitutes the constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters
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Reinventing Ourselves: Contemporary Concepts of Identity in Virtual Worlds

Edited by Anna Peachey, Mark Childs ...

Series series Springer Series in Immersive Environments
The proposed book explores the theme of identity, specifically as applied to its role and development in virtual worlds. Following the introduction, it is divided into four sections: identities, avatars and the relationship between them; factors that support the development of identity in virtual worlds; managing multiple identities across different environments and creating an online identity for ... Read more

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The proposed book explores the theme of identity, specifically as applied to its role and development in virtual worlds. Following the introduction, it is divided into four sections: identities, avatars and the relationship between them; factors that support the development of identity in virtual worlds; managing multiple identities across different environments and creating an online identity for
... Read more
Performance Metrics for Haptic Interfaces

by Evren Samur ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Haptics technology is being used more and more in different applications, such as in computer games for increased immersion, in surgical simulators to create a realistic environment for training of surgeons, in surgical robotics due to safety issues and in mobile phones to provide feedback from user action. The existence of these applications highlights a clear need to understand performance ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Haptics technology is being used more and more in different applications, such as in computer games for increased immersion, in surgical simulators to create a realistic environment for training of surgeons, in surgical robotics due to safety issues and in mobile phones to provide feedback from user action. The existence of these applications highlights a clear need to understand performance
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Systems Engineering with Economics, Probability & Statistics

by C. Jotin Khisty, Jamshid Mohammadi, Adjo Amekudzi ...

This extensively revised comprehensive textbook, covering a wide range of topics, is suitable for courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, each with a different emphasis. There is more than enough material to cover two semesters of an undergraduate course, as well as a one semester graduate course. The pedagogy provides enough flexibility for an instructor to teach the topics in systems ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This extensively revised comprehensive textbook, covering a wide range of topics, is suitable for courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, each with a different emphasis. There is more than enough material to cover two semesters of an undergraduate course, as well as a one semester graduate course. The pedagogy provides enough flexibility for an instructor to teach the topics in systems
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Universal, Intuitive, and Permanent Pictograms

A Human-Centered Design Process Grounded in Embodied Cognition, Semiotics, and Visual Perception

by Daniel Bühler ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book presents a complete human-centered design process (ISO 9241:210) that had two goals: to design universal, intuitive, and permanent pictograms and to develop a process for designing suitable pictograms. The book analyzes characteristics of visual representations, grounded in semiotics. It develops requirements for pictogram contents, relying on embodied cognition, and it derives content ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book presents a complete human-centered design process (ISO 9241:210) that had two goals: to design universal, intuitive, and permanent pictograms and to develop a process for designing suitable pictograms. The book analyzes characteristics of visual representations, grounded in semiotics. It develops requirements for pictogram contents, relying on embodied cognition, and it derives content
... Read more

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