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Augmented Reality Games II

The Gamification of Education, Medicine and Art

Edited by Vladimir Geroimenko ...

This is the second of two comprehensive volumes that provide a thorough and multi-faceted research into the emerging field of augmented reality games and consider a wide range of its major issues. These first ever research monographs on augmented reality games have been written by a team of 70 leading researchers, practitioners and artists from 20 countries.Volume II explores the most important ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This is the second of two comprehensive volumes that provide a thorough and multi-faceted research into the emerging field of augmented reality games and consider a wide range of its major issues. These first ever research monographs on augmented reality games have been written by a team of 70 leading researchers, practitioners and artists from 20 countries.Volume II explores the most important
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Internet Science

INSCI 2018 International Workshops, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 24–26, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Svetlana S. Bodrunova, Olessia Koltsova, Asbjørn Følstad, Harry Halpin, Polina Kolozaridi, Leonid Yuldashev, Anna Smoliarova, Heiko Niedermayer ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of 4 workshops, held at the 5th International Conference on Internet Science, St. Petersburg, Russia, in October 2018: Workshop 1 : Detecting Social Problems in Online Content, Workshop 2: CONVERSATIONS, Workshop 3: The Future of Decentralized Governance: A Workshop on Encryption,Blockchains, and Personal Data, and Workshop 4: Internet ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of 4 workshops, held at the 5th International Conference on Internet Science, St. Petersburg, Russia, in October 2018: Workshop 1 : Detecting Social Problems in Online Content, Workshop 2: CONVERSATIONS, Workshop 3: The Future of Decentralized Governance: A Workshop on Encryption,Blockchains, and Personal Data, and Workshop 4: Internet
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Stream Processing with Apache Spark

Mastering Structured Streaming and Spark Streaming

by Gerard Maas, Francois Garillot ...

Before you can build analytics tools to gain quick insights, you first need to know how to process data in real time. With this practical guide, developers familiar with Apache Spark will learn how to put this in-memory framework to use for streaming data. You’ll discover how Spark enables you to write streaming jobs in almost the same way you write batch jobs.Authors Gerard Maas and François ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Before you can build analytics tools to gain quick insights, you first need to know how to process data in real time. With this practical guide, developers familiar with Apache Spark will learn how to put this in-memory framework to use for streaming data. You’ll discover how Spark enables you to write streaming jobs in almost the same way you write batch jobs.Authors Gerard Maas and François
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PRIMA 2017: Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems

20th International Conference, Nice, France, October 30 – November 3, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Serena Villata, Ana Bazzan, João Leite, Leendert van der Torre, Bo An ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems, PRIMA 2017, held in Nice, France, in October/November 2017.The 24 revised full papers presented together with one abstract of a keynote talk and 11 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions.The intention of the papers is to showcase ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems, PRIMA 2017, held in Nice, France, in October/November 2017.The 24 revised full papers presented together with one abstract of a keynote talk and 11 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions.The intention of the papers is to showcase
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Windows 8.1: Out of the Box

by Mike Halsey ...

Get a real feel for Windows 8.1 with a wealth of tips in this step-by-step guide. After using Windows 7 or XP, learning Microsoft’s latest operating system takes some adjustment. Never fear. Windows expert Mike Halsey starts with the basics and then takes you through the trickier parts of Microsoft’s latest operating system. You’ll quickly learn how to make the most of Windows 8 for work and ... Read more

$8.09 USD

Get a real feel for Windows 8.1 with a wealth of tips in this step-by-step guide. After using Windows 7 or XP, learning Microsoft’s latest operating system takes some adjustment. Never fear. Windows expert Mike Halsey starts with the basics and then takes you through the trickier parts of Microsoft’s latest operating system. You’ll quickly learn how to make the most of Windows 8 for work and
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Computer Vision – ACCV 2016

13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, Taipei, Taiwan, November 20-24, 2016, Revised Selected Papers, Part I

Edited by Shang-Hong Lai, Vincent Lepetit, Ko Nishino, Yoichi Sato ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The five-volume set LNCS 10111-10115 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2016, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November 2016.The total of 143 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 479 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Segmentation and Classification; ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The five-volume set LNCS 10111-10115 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th Asian Conference on Computer Vision, ACCV 2016, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in November 2016.The total of 143 contributions presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 479 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Segmentation and Classification;
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SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

by David Dye, Jason Brimhall, Timothy Roberts, Wayne Sheffield, Joseph Sack, Jonathan Gennick ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
SQL Server T-SQL Recipes is an example-based guide to the Transact-SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server. This edition has been lightly updated for SQL Server 2014 and provides ready-to-implement solutions to common programming and database administration tasks. Learn to create databases, create in-memory tables and stored procedures, insert and update data, generate reports, secure your ... Read more

$80.09 USD

SQL Server T-SQL Recipes is an example-based guide to the Transact-SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server. This edition has been lightly updated for SQL Server 2014 and provides ready-to-implement solutions to common programming and database administration tasks. Learn to create databases, create in-memory tables and stored procedures, insert and update data, generate reports, secure your
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Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications

11th International Conference, ICTERI 2015, Lviv, Ukraine, May 14-16, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Vitaliy Yakovyna, Heinrich C. Mayr, Mykola Nikitchenko, Grygoriy Zholtkevych, Aleksander Spivakovsky, Sotiris Batsakis ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications, ICTERI 2015, held in Lviv, Ukraine, in May 2015.The 9 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 119 submissions. The papers are grouped into two parts: ICT in education and ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications, ICTERI 2015, held in Lviv, Ukraine, in May 2015.The 9 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 119 submissions. The papers are grouped into two parts: ICT in education and
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Music and Human-Computer Interaction

Edited by Simon Holland, Katie Wilkie, Paul Mulholland, Allan Seago ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This agenda-setting book presents state of the art research in Music and Human-Computer Interaction (also known as ‘Music Interaction’). Music Interaction research is at an exciting and formative stage. Topics discussed include interactive music systems, digital and virtual musical instruments, theories, methodologies and technologies for Music Interaction. Musical activities covered include ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This agenda-setting book presents state of the art research in Music and Human-Computer Interaction (also known as ‘Music Interaction’). Music Interaction research is at an exciting and formative stage. Topics discussed include interactive music systems, digital and virtual musical instruments, theories, methodologies and technologies for Music Interaction. Musical activities covered include
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Games User Research

A Case Study Approach

Edited by Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz ...

"Fundamentally, making games is designing with others, everyone contributing from different angles towards the best possible product. Conclusively, Garcia-Ruiz has chosen a collection of chapters that demonstrates several different aspects of working in gaming and working with others that stands to raise the level of expertise in the field."—Veronica Zammitto, Senior Lead Games User Research, ... Read more

$66.99 USD

"Fundamentally, making games is designing with others, everyone contributing from different angles towards the best possible product. Conclusively, Garcia-Ruiz has chosen a collection of chapters that demonstrates several different aspects of working in gaming and working with others that stands to raise the level of expertise in the field."—Veronica Zammitto, Senior Lead Games User Research,
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Aleš Leonardis, Elisa Ricci, Stefan Roth, Olga Russakovsky, Torsten Sattler, Gül Varol ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; ... Read more

$80.99 USD

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision;
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Ultimate Azure Synapse Analytics

Unlock the Full Potential of Azure Synapse Analytics to Seamlessly Integrate, Analyze, and Optimize Complex Data for Enhanced Business Insights and Decision-Making (English Edition)

by Swapnil Mule ...

Empower Your Data Insights with Azure Synapse AnalyticsBook DescriptionUnlock the full potential of Azure Synapse Analytics with Ultimate Azure Synapse Analytics your definitive roadmap to mastering the art of data analytics in the cloud era. From the foundational concepts to advanced techniques, each chapter offers practical insights and hands-on tutorials to streamline your data workflows and ... Read more

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Empower Your Data Insights with Azure Synapse AnalyticsBook DescriptionUnlock the full potential of Azure Synapse Analytics with Ultimate Azure Synapse Analytics your definitive roadmap to mastering the art of data analytics in the cloud era. From the foundational concepts to advanced techniques, each chapter offers practical insights and hands-on tutorials to streamline your data workflows and
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Mastering Shiny

by Hadley Wickham ...

Master the Shiny web framework—and take your R skills to a whole new level. By letting you move beyond static reports, Shiny helps you create fully interactive web apps for data analyses. Users will be able to jump between datasets, explore different subsets or facets of the data, run models with parameter values of their choosing, customize visualizations, and much more.Hadley Wickham from ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Master the Shiny web framework—and take your R skills to a whole new level. By letting you move beyond static reports, Shiny helps you create fully interactive web apps for data analyses. Users will be able to jump between datasets, explore different subsets or facets of the data, run models with parameter values of their choosing, customize visualizations, and much more.Hadley Wickham from
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Data Driven Mathematical Modeling in Agriculture

Tools and Technologies

Edited by Sabyasachi Pramanik, Sandip Roy, Rajesh Bose ...

Series series River Publishers Series in Mathematical, Statistical and Computational Modelling for Engineering
The research in this book looks at the likelihood and level of use of implemented technological components with regard to the adoption of different precision agricultural technologies. To identify the variables affecting farmers' choices to embrace more precise technology, zero-inflated Poisson and negative binomial count data regression models are utilized. Outcomes from the count data analysis ... Read more

$150.00 USD

The research in this book looks at the likelihood and level of use of implemented technological components with regard to the adoption of different precision agricultural technologies. To identify the variables affecting farmers' choices to embrace more precise technology, zero-inflated Poisson and negative binomial count data regression models are utilized. Outcomes from the count data analysis
... Read more
Ultimate AWS Data Engineering

Design, Implement and Optimize Scalable Data Solutions on AWS with Practical Workflows and Visual Aids for Unmatched Impact (English Edition)

by Rathish Mohan, Shekhar Agrawal, Srinivasa Chippada ...

Unlock the Power of AWS Data Engineering and Build Smarter Pipelines for Data-Driven Success.Book DescriptionIn today’s data-driven era, mastering AWS data engineering is key to building scalable, secure pipelines that drive innovation and decision-making. Ultimate AWS Data Engineering is your comprehensive guide to mastering the art of building robust, cost-effective, and fault-tolerant data ... Read more

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Unlock the Power of AWS Data Engineering and Build Smarter Pipelines for Data-Driven Success.Book DescriptionIn today’s data-driven era, mastering AWS data engineering is key to building scalable, secure pipelines that drive innovation and decision-making. Ultimate AWS Data Engineering is your comprehensive guide to mastering the art of building robust, cost-effective, and fault-tolerant data
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Agent Supported Cooperative Work

Edited by Yiming Ye, E. Churchill ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Improvements in computer networking have heralded great expectations for computer-mediated distributed work. However, experience has revealed that, as information flow improves, a central problem for distributed workers is the administration, management and control of that information. Research into Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) investigates design methods and technologies for the ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Improvements in computer networking have heralded great expectations for computer-mediated distributed work. However, experience has revealed that, as information flow improves, a central problem for distributed workers is the administration, management and control of that information. Research into Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) investigates design methods and technologies for the
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Knowledge Management in Digital Change

New Findings and Practical Cases

Edited by Klaus North, Ronald Maier, Oliver Haas ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book features both cutting-edge contributions on managing knowledge in transformational contexts and a selection of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for knowledge-based value creation worldwide, and subsequently examines the changes in how we manage information and knowledge, communicate, collaborate, learn and decide ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This book features both cutting-edge contributions on managing knowledge in transformational contexts and a selection of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for knowledge-based value creation worldwide, and subsequently examines the changes in how we manage information and knowledge, communicate, collaborate, learn and decide
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Digital Human Modeling. Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management

9th International Conference, DHM 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15-20, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Vincent G. Duffy ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management, DHM 2018, held as part of HCI International 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.HCII 2018 received a total of 4346 submissions, of which 1171 papers and 160 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process ... Read more

$98.09 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management, DHM 2018, held as part of HCI International 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.HCII 2018 received a total of 4346 submissions, of which 1171 papers and 160 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process
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Practical Numerical C Programming

Finance, Engineering, and Physics Applications

by Philip Joyce ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Master the C code appropriate for numerical methods and computational modeling, including syntax, loops, subroutines, and files. Then, this hands-on book dives into financial applications using regression models, product moment correlation coefficients, and asset pricing.Next, Practical Numerical C Programming covers applications for engineering/business such as supermarket stock reordering ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Master the C code appropriate for numerical methods and computational modeling, including syntax, loops, subroutines, and files. Then, this hands-on book dives into financial applications using regression models, product moment correlation coefficients, and asset pricing.Next, Practical Numerical C Programming covers applications for engineering/business such as supermarket stock reordering
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A Programmer's Companion to Algorithm Analysis

by Ernst L. Leiss ...

Until now, no other book examined the gap between the theory of algorithms and the production of software programs. Focusing on practical issues, A Programmer's Companion to Algorithm Analysis carefully details the transition from the design and analysis of an algorithm to the resulting software program. Consisting of two main complementary ... Read more

$107.99 USD

Until now, no other book examined the gap between the theory of algorithms and the production of software programs. Focusing on practical issues, A Programmer's Companion to Algorithm Analysis carefully details the transition from the design and analysis of an algorithm to the resulting software program. Consisting of two main complementary
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction

19th International Conference, UAHCI 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This 2-volume set LNCS 15780-15781 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, in Gothemburg, Sweden during June 22nd to 27th, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This 2-volume set LNCS 15780-15781 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference, HCI International 2025, in Gothemburg, Sweden during June 22nd to 27th, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully
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Cross-Cultural Design

17th International Conference, CCD 2025, Held as Part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Pei-Luen Patrick Rau ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This four-volume set LNCS 15782-15785 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully reviewed and ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This four-volume set LNCS 15782-15785 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2025, held as part of the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings was carefully reviewed and
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Digital Electronics for Musicians

Build Intuitive Electronics and Electroacoustic Music Interfaces

by Alexandros Drymonitis ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Dive into the world of computer music and physical computing and stay ahead of the melodic curve. This book is aimed at adventurous musicians who want to learn about music programming with Arduino, sensors, and Pure Data, and how to make new interfaces and instruments with that knowledge.In this updated version, you can expect a wave of updates that bring the content in sync with the latest tech ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Dive into the world of computer music and physical computing and stay ahead of the melodic curve. This book is aimed at adventurous musicians who want to learn about music programming with Arduino, sensors, and Pure Data, and how to make new interfaces and instruments with that knowledge.In this updated version, you can expect a wave of updates that bring the content in sync with the latest tech
... Read more
Ultimate Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn

Unleash the Power of Scikit-Learn and Python to Build Cutting-Edge Predictive Modeling Applications and Unlock Deeper Insights Into Machine Learning (English Edition)

by Parag Saxena ...

Master the Art of Data Munging and Predictive Modeling for Machine Learning with Scikit-LearnBook Description“Ultimate Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn” is a definitive resource that offers an in-depth exploration of data preparation, modeling techniques, and the theoretical foundations behind powerful machine learning algorithms using Python and Scikit-Learn.Beginning with foundational ... Read more

$24.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the Art of Data Munging and Predictive Modeling for Machine Learning with Scikit-LearnBook Description“Ultimate Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn” is a definitive resource that offers an in-depth exploration of data preparation, modeling techniques, and the theoretical foundations behind powerful machine learning algorithms using Python and Scikit-Learn.Beginning with foundational
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