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Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing

21st International Workshop, JSSPP 2017, Orlando, FL, USA, June 2, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Dalibor Klusáček, Walfredo Cirne, Narayan Desai ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 21st International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2017, held in Orlando, FL, USA, in June 2017.The 10 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. The papers cover topics in the fields of design and evaluation of new ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 21st International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2017, held in Orlando, FL, USA, in June 2017.The 10 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. The papers cover topics in the fields of design and evaluation of new
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Speech Etiquette in Slavic Online Communities

Edited by Lilia Duskaeva ...

This edited book focuses on speech etiquette, examining the rules that govern communication in various online communities: professional, female, and ethnospecific. The contributors analyze online communication in the Slavic languages Russian, Slovak, Polish, and Belarusian, showing how the concept of speech etiquette differs from the concept of politeness, although both reflect the relationship ... Read more

$166.99 CAD

This edited book focuses on speech etiquette, examining the rules that govern communication in various online communities: professional, female, and ethnospecific. The contributors analyze online communication in the Slavic languages Russian, Slovak, Polish, and Belarusian, showing how the concept of speech etiquette differs from the concept of politeness, although both reflect the relationship
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Numerical Modelling of Bulk Superconductor Magnetisation

by Dr Mark Ainslie, Hiroyuki Fujishiro ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This book provides readers with numerical analysis techniques to model the magnetisation of bulk superconductors based on the finite element method. Applications of magnetised bulk superconductors are wide ranging in engineering due to their greatly enhanced magnetic field compared to conventional magnets. Their uses include rotating electric machines, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear ... Read more

$174.99 CAD

This book provides readers with numerical analysis techniques to model the magnetisation of bulk superconductors based on the finite element method. Applications of magnetised bulk superconductors are wide ranging in engineering due to their greatly enhanced magnetic field compared to conventional magnets. Their uses include rotating electric machines, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear
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HCI in Games

First International Conference, HCI-Games 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Xiaowen Fang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on HCI in Games, HCI-Games 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA. HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 34 papers presented in this volume are organized in ... Read more

$93.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on HCI in Games, HCI-Games 2019, held in July 2019 as part of HCI International 2019 in Orlando, FL, USA. HCII 2019 received a total of 5029 submissions, of which 1275 papers and 209 posters were accepted for publication after a careful reviewing process.The 34 papers presented in this volume are organized in
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Getting Started with Advanced C#

Upgrade Your Programming Skills

by Vaskaran Sarcar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Understand and work with the most important features of advanced C# in different programming environments. This book teaches you the fundamental features of advanced C# and how to incorporate them in different programming techniques using Visual Studio 2019.The book is divided into two parts. Part I covers the fundamentals and essentials of advanced programming in C#. You will be introduced to ... Read more

$95.99 CAD

Understand and work with the most important features of advanced C# in different programming environments. This book teaches you the fundamental features of advanced C# and how to incorporate them in different programming techniques using Visual Studio 2019.The book is divided into two parts. Part I covers the fundamentals and essentials of advanced programming in C#. You will be introduced to
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Pro Android Games

L Edition

by Massimo Nardone, Vladimir Silva ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Combining actionable, real-world source code with graphics, Pro Android Games, Third Edition shows you how to build more sophisticated and addictive Android game apps with minimum effort. Harness the power of the latest Android 5.0 SDK to bring countless legendary, action-packed PC games to the Android platform.With actionable real-world source code, this one of a kind book shows you how to build ... Read more

$56.99 CAD

Combining actionable, real-world source code with graphics, Pro Android Games, Third Edition shows you how to build more sophisticated and addictive Android game apps with minimum effort. Harness the power of the latest Android 5.0 SDK to bring countless legendary, action-packed PC games to the Android platform.With actionable real-world source code, this one of a kind book shows you how to build
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Inevitable Knowledge

by Janos J. Sarbo ...

Series series Artificial Intelligence (R0)
The Holy Grail of AI is artificial generative intelligence, a computer that can think human-like. However, human thinking is qualitatively more complex than computer calculations. So, the ultimate goal of AI cannot be achieved.Not quite. This book shows that a model of human-like, meaningful processing can be introduced based on a theory of cognition (how human processing can be abstracted in a ... Read more

$70.99 CAD

The Holy Grail of AI is artificial generative intelligence, a computer that can think human-like. However, human thinking is qualitatively more complex than computer calculations. So, the ultimate goal of AI cannot be achieved.Not quite. This book shows that a model of human-like, meaningful processing can be introduced based on a theory of cognition (how human processing can be abstracted in a
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Advances in Ergonomics in Design

Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA

Edited by Francisco Rebelo, Marcelo Soares ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of ergonomics research and methods applied to design, development, prototyping, as well as evaluation, training and manufacturing of products, systems and services. It includes theoretical contributions, case studies, and reports on technical interventions. The book covers a wide range of topics in ergonomic design, such as ecological design, ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of ergonomics research and methods applied to design, development, prototyping, as well as evaluation, training and manufacturing of products, systems and services. It includes theoretical contributions, case studies, and reports on technical interventions. The book covers a wide range of topics in ergonomic design, such as ecological design,
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Algorithms and Complexity

11th International Conference, CIAC 2019, Rome, Italy, May 27–29, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Pinar Heggernes ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Algorithms and Complexity, CIAC 2019, held in Rome, Italy, in May 2019.The 30 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 95 submissions. The International Conference on Algorithms and Complexity is intended to provide a forum for researchers working in all aspects of computational ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Algorithms and Complexity, CIAC 2019, held in Rome, Italy, in May 2019.The 30 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 95 submissions. The International Conference on Algorithms and Complexity is intended to provide a forum for researchers working in all aspects of computational
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Applications and Usability of Interactive TV

9th Iberoamerican Conference, jAUTI 2020, Aveiro, Portugal, December 18, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by María J. Abásolo, Jorge Abreu, Pedro Almeida, Telmo Silva ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability of Interactive Television, jAUTI 2020, in Aveiro, Portugal, in December 2020.*The 12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on audiovisual content and experiences; design and development of iTV ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability of Interactive Television, jAUTI 2020, in Aveiro, Portugal, in December 2020.*The 12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on audiovisual content and experiences; design and development of iTV
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Разработка интерфейсов. Паттерны проектирования. 3-е изд.

by Дженифер Тидвелл, Чарли Брюэр, Эйнн Валенсия ...

Translated by Сергей Черников ...

Спроектировать хороший интерфейс приложения не так просто. Все заказчики хотят, чтобы пользовательский опыт (user experience) был гладким, чтобы пользователь быстро и безболезненно получал то, что ему нужно, на любом устройстве и пользуясь любым каналом взаимодействия. Главная «фишка» книги — паттерны проектирования. Вы научитесь использовать паттерны при разработке интерфейсов мобильных, ... Read more

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Спроектировать хороший интерфейс приложения не так просто. Все заказчики хотят, чтобы пользовательский опыт (user experience) был гладким, чтобы пользователь быстро и безболезненно получал то, что ему нужно, на любом устройстве и пользуясь любым каналом взаимодействия. Главная «фишка» книги — паттерны проектирования. Вы научитесь использовать паттерны при разработке интерфейсов мобильных,
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Typed PHP

Stronger Types For Cleaner Code

by Christopher Pitt ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover how stronger types mean cleaner, more efficient, and optimized PHP applications. This unique book looks at typed PHP: PHP types, strings, regular expressions, and more from PHP 7 as found in standard PHP libraries, user libraries, extensions, and cross-compilers. You'll see how to create a set of reusable tools that unify and ease the scalar types of PHP.PHP has a rich history and a ... Read more

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Discover how stronger types mean cleaner, more efficient, and optimized PHP applications. This unique book looks at typed PHP: PHP types, strings, regular expressions, and more from PHP 7 as found in standard PHP libraries, user libraries, extensions, and cross-compilers. You'll see how to create a set of reusable tools that unify and ease the scalar types of PHP.PHP has a rich history and a
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O Que São Agentes Gpt?

by Claudio Torres ...

O livro O que são Agentes GPT: A revolução da inteligência artificial na linguagem explora a fronteira da inteligência artificial através dos Transformadores Pré-treinados Generativos (GPT). Desenvolvidos pela OpenAI, esses modelos estão redefinindo as possibilidades de processamento de linguagem natural (PLN) e interação inteligente. Ao longo dos capítulos, o texto mergulha na arquitetura, ... Read more

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O livro O que são Agentes GPT: A revolução da inteligência artificial na linguagem explora a fronteira da inteligência artificial através dos Transformadores Pré-treinados Generativos (GPT). Desenvolvidos pela OpenAI, esses modelos estão redefinindo as possibilidades de processamento de linguagem natural (PLN) e interação inteligente. Ao longo dos capítulos, o texto mergulha na arquitetura,
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Advances in Computer Games

18th International Conference, ACG 2023, Virtual Event, November 28–30, 2023, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Michael Hartisch, Chu-Hsuan Hsueh, Jonathan Schaeffer ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Advances in Computer Games, ACG 2023, held online, during November 28–30, 2023.The 14 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Chess and its Variants, Solving Games, Board Games, Card Games, Player ... Read more

$70.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Advances in Computer Games, ACG 2023, held online, during November 28–30, 2023.The 14 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Chess and its Variants, Solving Games, Board Games, Card Games, Player
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Practical MATLAB Deep Learning

A Project-Based Approach

by Michael Paluszek, Stephanie Thomas ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Harness the power of MATLAB for deep-learning challenges. This book provides an introduction to deep learning and using MATLAB's deep-learning toolboxes. You’ll see how these toolboxes provide the complete set of functions needed to implement all aspects of deep learning.Along the way, you'll learn to model complex systems, including the stock market, natural language, and angles-only orbit ... Read more

$44.99 CAD

Harness the power of MATLAB for deep-learning challenges. This book provides an introduction to deep learning and using MATLAB's deep-learning toolboxes. You’ll see how these toolboxes provide the complete set of functions needed to implement all aspects of deep learning.Along the way, you'll learn to model complex systems, including the stock market, natural language, and angles-only orbit
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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

12th International Conference, ICIRA 2019, Shenyang, China, August 8–11, 2019, Proceedings, Part V

Edited by Haibin Yu, Jinguo Liu, Lianqing Liu, Zhaojie Ju, Yuwang Liu, Dalin Zhou ...

Series Book 5 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The volume set LNAI 11740 until LNAI 11745 constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2019, held in Shenyang, China, in August 2019.The total of 378 full and 25 short papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 522 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: ... Read more

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The volume set LNAI 11740 until LNAI 11745 constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2019, held in Shenyang, China, in August 2019.The total of 378 full and 25 short papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 522 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections as follows:Part I:
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Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets

by Krassimir T. Atanassov ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
The book offers a comprehensive survey of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets. It reports on cutting-edge research carried out by the founder of the intuitionistic fuzzy sets, Prof. Krassimir Atanassov, giving a special emphasis to the practical applications of this extension. A few interesting case studies, such as in the area of data mining, decision making and pattern recognition, among ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

The book offers a comprehensive survey of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets. It reports on cutting-edge research carried out by the founder of the intuitionistic fuzzy sets, Prof. Krassimir Atanassov, giving a special emphasis to the practical applications of this extension. A few interesting case studies, such as in the area of data mining, decision making and pattern recognition, among
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Feature Store for Machine Learning

Curate, discover, share and serve ML features at scale

by Jayanth Kumar M J ...

Learn how to leverage feature stores to make the most of your machine learning modelsKey FeaturesUnderstand the significance of feature stores in the ML life cycleDiscover how features can be shared, discovered, and re-usedLearn to make features available for online models during inferenceBook DescriptionFeature store is one of the storage layers in machine learning (ML) operations, where data ... Read more

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Learn how to leverage feature stores to make the most of your machine learning modelsKey FeaturesUnderstand the significance of feature stores in the ML life cycleDiscover how features can be shared, discovered, and re-usedLearn to make features available for online models during inferenceBook DescriptionFeature store is one of the storage layers in machine learning (ML) operations, where data
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Augmented Reality Games II

The Gamification of Education, Medicine and Art

Edited by Vladimir Geroimenko ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is the second edition of the first ever research monograph that explores the exciting field of augmented reality games and their enabling technologies. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, with 6 new chapters included. As well as investigating augmented reality games in education, the book covers the gamification of medicine, healthcare, and art. It has been written by a ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This is the second edition of the first ever research monograph that explores the exciting field of augmented reality games and their enabling technologies. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, with 6 new chapters included. As well as investigating augmented reality games in education, the book covers the gamification of medicine, healthcare, and art. It has been written by a
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C++20 Recipes

A Problem-Solution Approach

by J. Burton Browning, Bruce Sutherland ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover the newest major features of C++20, including modules, concepts, spaceship operators, and smart pointers. This book is a handy code cookbook reference guide that covers the C++ core language standard as well as some of the code templates available in standard template library (STL).In C++20 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, you'll find numbers, strings, dates, times, classes, ... Read more

$80.99 CAD

Discover the newest major features of C++20, including modules, concepts, spaceship operators, and smart pointers. This book is a handy code cookbook reference guide that covers the C++ core language standard as well as some of the code templates available in standard template library (STL).In C++20 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, you'll find numbers, strings, dates, times, classes,
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API Development

A Practical Guide for Business Implementation Success

by Sascha Preibisch ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Implement application programming interface (API) usability, security, availability, reliability, and scalability to extend your company’s market and potentially generate revenue. Businesses know they need to extend their markets into the digital world, and expose internal data to the Internet. This book shows how stakeholders within an organization can make it a successful journey.Stakeholder ... Read more

$75.99 CAD

Implement application programming interface (API) usability, security, availability, reliability, and scalability to extend your company’s market and potentially generate revenue. Businesses know they need to extend their markets into the digital world, and expose internal data to the Internet. This book shows how stakeholders within an organization can make it a successful journey.Stakeholder
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Business Information Systems Workshops

BIS 2019 International Workshops, Seville, Spain, June 26–28, 2019, Revised Papers

Edited by Witold Abramowicz, Rafael Corchuelo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes revised papers from the nine workshops and one accompanying event which took place at the 22nd International Conference on Business Information Systems, BIS 2019, held in Seville, Spain, in June 2019. There was a total of 139 submissions to all workshops of which 57 papers were accepted for publication.The workshops included in this volume are: AKTB 2019: 11th Workshop on ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book constitutes revised papers from the nine workshops and one accompanying event which took place at the 22nd International Conference on Business Information Systems, BIS 2019, held in Seville, Spain, in June 2019. There was a total of 139 submissions to all workshops of which 57 papers were accepted for publication.The workshops included in this volume are: AKTB 2019: 11th Workshop on
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Building Web Applications with .NET Core 2.1 and JavaScript

Leveraging Modern JavaScript Frameworks

by Philip Japikse, Kevin Grossnicklaus, Ben Dewey ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Roll up your sleeves and jump into building web applications using .NET Core 2.1 and the most popular JavaScript frameworks.You will start by building a data access layer using Entity Framework Core, a RESTful service using ASP.NET Core, and then you will build a web application following the MVC pattern, also using ASP.NET Core. The resulting application is an example e-commerce site using the ... Read more

$75.99 CAD

Roll up your sleeves and jump into building web applications using .NET Core 2.1 and the most popular JavaScript frameworks.You will start by building a data access layer using Entity Framework Core, a RESTful service using ASP.NET Core, and then you will build a web application following the MVC pattern, also using ASP.NET Core. The resulting application is an example e-commerce site using the
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Let's Use Bash on Windows 10! The Lite version

by John E. Meister ...

BASH is available now in the current 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows 10. This developer feature in Microsoft Windows 10 makes interoperability a reality! System Administrators, web designers, software developers, engineers, and power users from all platforms will find tools that will make their tasks more enjoyable. Examples of real world use of various scripts are included in the Appendix. ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

BASH is available now in the current 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows 10. This developer feature in Microsoft Windows 10 makes interoperability a reality! System Administrators, web designers, software developers, engineers, and power users from all platforms will find tools that will make their tasks more enjoyable. Examples of real world use of various scripts are included in the Appendix.
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