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Pro JPA 2 in Java EE 8

An In-Depth Guide to Java Persistence APIs

by Mike Keith, Merrick Schincariol, Massimo Nardone ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn to use the Java Persistence API (JPA) and other related APIs as found in the Java EE 8 platform from the perspective of one of the specification creators. A one-of-a-kind resource, this in-depth book provides both theoretical and practical coverage of JPA usage for experienced Java developers.Authors Mike Keith, Merrick Schincariol and Massimo Nardone take a hands-on approach, based on their ... Read more

$80.99 CAD

Learn to use the Java Persistence API (JPA) and other related APIs as found in the Java EE 8 platform from the perspective of one of the specification creators. A one-of-a-kind resource, this in-depth book provides both theoretical and practical coverage of JPA usage for experienced Java developers.Authors Mike Keith, Merrick Schincariol and Massimo Nardone take a hands-on approach, based on their
... Read more
Mastering D3.js

by Pablo Navarro Castillo ...

If you are a software developer working with data visualizations and want to build complex data visualizations, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of D3 framework is expected. With real-world examples, you will learn how to structure your applications to create enterprise-level charts and interactive dashboards. ... Read more

$38.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you are a software developer working with data visualizations and want to build complex data visualizations, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of D3 framework is expected. With real-world examples, you will learn how to structure your applications to create enterprise-level charts and interactive dashboards.
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Learning TensorFlow.js

by Gant Laborde ...

Given the demand for AI and the ubiquity of JavaScript, TensorFlow.js was inevitable. With this Google framework, seasoned AI veterans and web developers alike can help propel the future of AI-driven websites. In this guide, author Gant Laborde (Google Developer Expert in machine learning and the web) provides a hands-on end-to-end approach to TensorFlow.js fundamentals for a broad technical ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

Given the demand for AI and the ubiquity of JavaScript, TensorFlow.js was inevitable. With this Google framework, seasoned AI veterans and web developers alike can help propel the future of AI-driven websites. In this guide, author Gant Laborde (Google Developer Expert in machine learning and the web) provides a hands-on end-to-end approach to TensorFlow.js fundamentals for a broad technical
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Vue.js 3 Cookbook

Discover actionable solutions for building modern web apps with the latest Vue features and TypeScript

by Heitor Ramon Ribeiro ...

Explore the new features of Vue.js 3 and discover best practices for building fault-tolerant and professional frontend web applicationsKey FeaturesMigrate your apps from Vue.js 2 to Vue.js 3 with the help of practical recipesExplore the latest Vue.js 3 features such as reactivity API, composition API, and TypeScript supportExtend the capabilities and performance of Vue.js apps with Quasar, Vuetify ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the new features of Vue.js 3 and discover best practices for building fault-tolerant and professional frontend web applicationsKey FeaturesMigrate your apps from Vue.js 2 to Vue.js 3 with the help of practical recipesExplore the latest Vue.js 3 features such as reactivity API, composition API, and TypeScript supportExtend the capabilities and performance of Vue.js apps with Quasar, Vuetify
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The Science of Citizen Science

Edited by Katrin Vohland, Anne Land-zandstra, Luigi Ceccaroni, Rob Lemmens, Josep Perelló, Marisa Ponti, Roeland Samson, Katherin Wagenknecht ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities within and between societies, and the sustainability turn. The field of citizen science has been growing in recent decades. Many different stakeholders from scientists ... Read more

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This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities within and between societies, and the sustainability turn. The field of citizen science has been growing in recent decades. Many different stakeholders from scientists
... Read more
Learning SQL

Generate, Manipulate, and Retrieve Data

by Alan Beaulieu ...

As data floods into your company, you need to put it to work right away—and SQL is the best tool for the job. With the latest edition of this introductory guide, author Alan Beaulieu helps developers get up to speed with SQL fundamentals for writing database applications, performing administrative tasks, and generating reports. You’ll find new chapters on SQL and big data, analytic functions, and ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

As data floods into your company, you need to put it to work right away—and SQL is the best tool for the job. With the latest edition of this introductory guide, author Alan Beaulieu helps developers get up to speed with SQL fundamentals for writing database applications, performing administrative tasks, and generating reports. You’ll find new chapters on SQL and big data, analytic functions, and
... Read more
Learning FPGAs

Digital Design for Beginners with Mojo and Lucid HDL

by Justin Rajewski ...

Learn how to design digital circuits with FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), the devices that reconfigure themselves to become the very hardware circuits you set out to program. With this practical guide, author Justin Rajewski shows you hands-on how to create FPGA projects, whether you’re a programmer, engineer, product designer, or maker. You’ll quickly go from the basics to designing your ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

Learn how to design digital circuits with FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), the devices that reconfigure themselves to become the very hardware circuits you set out to program. With this practical guide, author Justin Rajewski shows you hands-on how to create FPGA projects, whether you’re a programmer, engineer, product designer, or maker. You’ll quickly go from the basics to designing your
... Read more
PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice

by MATT ZANDSTRA ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Aided by three key elements: object fundamentals, design principles, and best practices, you'll learn how to develop elegant and rock solid systems using PHP.The 5th edition of this popular book has been fully updated for PHP 7, including replacing the PEAR package manager with Composer, and new material on Vagrant and PHP standards. It provides a solid grounding in PHP's support for objects, it ... Read more

$80.99 CAD

Aided by three key elements: object fundamentals, design principles, and best practices, you'll learn how to develop elegant and rock solid systems using PHP.The 5th edition of this popular book has been fully updated for PHP 7, including replacing the PEAR package manager with Composer, and new material on Vagrant and PHP standards. It provides a solid grounding in PHP's support for objects, it
... Read more
Beginning Xcode

Swift 3 Edition

by Matthew Knott ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get up and running with Apple's latest version of Xcode, and see how to use Swift in Xcode to build a variety of projects.If you already have some programming experience with iOS SDK and Objective-C, but want a more in-depth tutorial on Xcode, especially Xcode with Apple’s new programming language, Swift, then Beginning Xcode: Swift Edition is for you.The book focuses on the new technologies, ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

Get up and running with Apple's latest version of Xcode, and see how to use Swift in Xcode to build a variety of projects.If you already have some programming experience with iOS SDK and Objective-C, but want a more in-depth tutorial on Xcode, especially Xcode with Apple’s new programming language, Swift, then Beginning Xcode: Swift Edition is for you.The book focuses on the new technologies,
... Read more
Basics Interactive Design: User Experience Design

Creating designs users really love

by Gavin Allanwood, Mr Peter Beare ...

Series series Basics Interactive Design
By putting people at the centre of interactive design, user experience (UX) techniques are now right at the heart of digital media design and development. As a designer, you need to create work that will impact positively on everyone who is exposed to it. Whether it's passive and immutable or interactive and dynamic, the success of your design will depend largely on how well the user experience is ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

By putting people at the centre of interactive design, user experience (UX) techniques are now right at the heart of digital media design and development. As a designer, you need to create work that will impact positively on everyone who is exposed to it. Whether it's passive and immutable or interactive and dynamic, the success of your design will depend largely on how well the user experience is
... Read more
Understanding Industrial Design

Principles for UX and Interaction Design

by Simon King, Kuen Chang ...

With the coming flood of connected products, many UX and interaction designers are looking into hardware design, a discipline largely unfamiliar to them. If you’re among those who want to blend digital and physical design concepts successfully, this practical book helps you explore seven long-standing principles of industrial design.Two present and former design directors at IDEO, the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

With the coming flood of connected products, many UX and interaction designers are looking into hardware design, a discipline largely unfamiliar to them. If you’re among those who want to blend digital and physical design concepts successfully, this practical book helps you explore seven long-standing principles of industrial design.Two present and former design directors at IDEO, the
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Service Design

From Insight to Implementation

by Lavrans Løvlie, Dr. Andy Polaine, Ben Reason ...

Over the past decade, service designers have played an essential role in creating comprehensive, customer-focused products and services. This updated edition of an industry classic highlights the practice’s evolution and broadened impact in the business world. You’ll benefit from new frameworks, tools, and methods, and learn from fresh case studies that demonstrate the value of service design ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

Over the past decade, service designers have played an essential role in creating comprehensive, customer-focused products and services. This updated edition of an industry classic highlights the practice’s evolution and broadened impact in the business world. You’ll benefit from new frameworks, tools, and methods, and learn from fresh case studies that demonstrate the value of service design
... Read more
Moodle Administration Essentials

Learn how to set up, maintain, and support your Moodle site efficiently

by Gavin Henrick, Karen Holland ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are an experienced system administrator and know how to manage servers and set up web environments but now want to explore Moodle, this book is perfect for you. You'll get to grips with the basics and learn to manage Moodle quickly, focusing on essential tasks. Having prior knowledge of virtual learning environments would be beneficial, but is not mandatory to ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are an experienced system administrator and know how to manage servers and set up web environments but now want to explore Moodle, this book is perfect for you. You'll get to grips with the basics and learn to manage Moodle quickly, focusing on essential tasks. Having prior knowledge of virtual learning environments would be beneficial, but is not mandatory to
... Read more
Designing for Sustainability

A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Services

by Tim Frick ...

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users, and a lot of wasted energy. With this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users, and a lot of wasted energy. With this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy
... Read more
Pro .NET Memory Management

For Better Code, Performance, and Scalability

by Konrad Kokosa ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Understand .NET memory management internal workings, pitfalls, and techniques in order to effectively avoid a wide range of performance and scalability problems in your software. Despite automatic memory management in .NET, there are many advantages to be found in understanding how .NET memory works and how you can best write software that interacts with it efficiently and effectively. Pro .NET ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

Understand .NET memory management internal workings, pitfalls, and techniques in order to effectively avoid a wide range of performance and scalability problems in your software. Despite automatic memory management in .NET, there are many advantages to be found in understanding how .NET memory works and how you can best write software that interacts with it efficiently and effectively. Pro .NET
... Read more
Gamification with Moodle

Use game elements in Moodle courses to build learner resilience and motivation

by Natalie Denmeade ...

Use game elements in Moodle courses to build learner resilience and motivationKey Features-Formulate a Moodle course that acts as a flexible framework ready for your own content-Keep learners engaged and create opportunities for motivation through the concepts of status, access, power and so on-A resourceful guide to innovative use of automatic reports, assessments, and conditional release of ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Use game elements in Moodle courses to build learner resilience and motivationKey Features-Formulate a Moodle course that acts as a flexible framework ready for your own content-Keep learners engaged and create opportunities for motivation through the concepts of status, access, power and so on-A resourceful guide to innovative use of automatic reports, assessments, and conditional release of
... Read more
"AI Innovations: How Technology is Pushing the Boundaries" Understanding and Using Artificial Intelligence: An AI Book

by Jhon Dujardin ...

This book is an all-encompassing guide to the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Its aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of AI, covering its uses, applications, and impact on our daily lives. It delves into the workings and emergence of AI, providing a complete picture of the technology.The book goes beyond just exploring the possibilities and ethical concerns surrounding AI. It ... Read more

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This book is an all-encompassing guide to the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Its aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of AI, covering its uses, applications, and impact on our daily lives. It delves into the workings and emergence of AI, providing a complete picture of the technology.The book goes beyond just exploring the possibilities and ethical concerns surrounding AI. It
... Read more
PHP Arrays

Single, Multi-dimensional, Associative and Object Arrays in PHP 7

by Steve Prettyman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data.This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data.This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the
... Read more
Hands-On Data Analysis with NumPy and pandas

Implement Python packages from data manipulation to processing

by Curtis Miller ...

Get to grips with the most popular Python packages that make data analysis possibleKey FeaturesExplore the tools you need to become a data analystDiscover practical examples to help you grasp data processing conceptsWalk through hierarchical indexing and grouping for data analysisBook DescriptionPython, a multi-paradigm programming language, has become the language of choice for data scientists ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get to grips with the most popular Python packages that make data analysis possibleKey FeaturesExplore the tools you need to become a data analystDiscover practical examples to help you grasp data processing conceptsWalk through hierarchical indexing and grouping for data analysisBook DescriptionPython, a multi-paradigm programming language, has become the language of choice for data scientists
... Read more
Python Data Science Handbook

Essential Tools for Working with Data

by Jake VanderPlas ...

Python is a first-class tool for many researchers, primarily because of its libraries for storing, manipulating, and gaining insight from data. Several resources exist for individual pieces of this data science stack, but only with the new edition of Python Data Science Handbook do you get them all--IPython, NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, and other related tools.Working scientists and ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

Python is a first-class tool for many researchers, primarily because of its libraries for storing, manipulating, and gaining insight from data. Several resources exist for individual pieces of this data science stack, but only with the new edition of Python Data Science Handbook do you get them all--IPython, NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, and other related tools.Working scientists and
... Read more
Model-Based Systems Engineering with OPM and SysML

by Dov Dori ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), which tackles architecting and design of complex systems through the use of formal models, is emerging as the most critical component of systems engineering. This textbook specifies the two leading conceptual modeling languages, OPM—the new ISO 19450, composed primarily by the author of this book, and OMG SysML. It provides essential insights into a domain ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), which tackles architecting and design of complex systems through the use of formal models, is emerging as the most critical component of systems engineering. This textbook specifies the two leading conceptual modeling languages, OPM—the new ISO 19450, composed primarily by the author of this book, and OMG SysML. It provides essential insights into a domain
... Read more
Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence

by Paula Boddington ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and
... Read more
From Opinion Mining to Financial Argument Mining

by Chung-Chi Chen, Hen-Hsen Huang, Hsin-Hsi Chen ...

Series series SpringerBriefs in Computer Science
Opinion mining is a prevalent research issue in many domains. In the financial domain, however, it is still in the early stages. Most of the researches on this topic only focus on the coarse-grained market sentiment analysis, i.e., 2-way classification for bullish/bearish. Thanks to the recent financial technology (FinTech) development, some interdisciplinary researchers start to involve in the in ... Read more

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Opinion mining is a prevalent research issue in many domains. In the financial domain, however, it is still in the early stages. Most of the researches on this topic only focus on the coarse-grained market sentiment analysis, i.e., 2-way classification for bullish/bearish. Thanks to the recent financial technology (FinTech) development, some interdisciplinary researchers start to involve in the in
... Read more
Hello Web Design

Design Fundamentals and Shortcuts for Non-Designers

by Tracy Osborn ...

This book democratizes web development for everyone. It's a fun, clever guide that covers all of the key design principles, best practices, useful shortcuts, pro tips, real-world examples, and basic coding tutorials needed to produce a beautiful website that you'll feel confident sharing with the world. Because you, too, can design for the web!Hello Web Design contains everything you need to feel ... Read more

$22.39 CAD

This book democratizes web development for everyone. It's a fun, clever guide that covers all of the key design principles, best practices, useful shortcuts, pro tips, real-world examples, and basic coding tutorials needed to produce a beautiful website that you'll feel confident sharing with the world. Because you, too, can design for the web!Hello Web Design contains everything you need to feel
... Read more

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