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The Power of Prediction in Health Care: A Step-by-step Guide to Data Science in Health Care

A Step-by-step Guide to Data Science in Health Care

by Rafiq Muhammad ...

Are you an aspiring data science student or early career researcher taking your first steps into data science? Are you overwhelmed and lost in the vast sea of information? This simplified data science guide is for you.This book provides a step-by-step approach to how data science projects can be conceptualized, designed, and developed in health care by aspiring data scientists. We will start on an ... Read more

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Are you an aspiring data science student or early career researcher taking your first steps into data science? Are you overwhelmed and lost in the vast sea of information? This simplified data science guide is for you.This book provides a step-by-step approach to how data science projects can be conceptualized, designed, and developed in health care by aspiring data scientists. We will start on an
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Apache Cassandra Developer Associate

Exam Practice Tests

by Cristian Scutaru ...

Who this book is for• People preparing for the Apache Cassandra Developer Associate exam.• Developers willing to acquire a certification in the most popular NoSQL wide-column store.• Those looking to pass with minimal risk the latest $145 DataStax certification exam.This book contains two original and high-quality practice tests with 60 questions each.They help you practice for DataStax Academy's ... Read more

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Who this book is for• People preparing for the Apache Cassandra Developer Associate exam.• Developers willing to acquire a certification in the most popular NoSQL wide-column store.• Those looking to pass with minimal risk the latest $145 DataStax certification exam.This book contains two original and high-quality practice tests with 60 questions each.They help you practice for DataStax Academy's
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Data Preprocessing

Enhancing Data for Analysis. The Art of Preprocessing

by Daniel Garfield ...

Series Book 2 - Big Data as a Product 3 in 1
"Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing"Data preprocessing lays the foundation for successful data analysis, enabling us to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions. In this comprehensive guide, "Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing," you will embark on a journey through the intricacies of data preprocessing and ... Read more

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"Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing"Data preprocessing lays the foundation for successful data analysis, enabling us to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions. In this comprehensive guide, "Data Preprocessing: Enhancing Data for Analysis: The Art of Preprocessing," you will embark on a journey through the intricacies of data preprocessing and
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Data Quality Management with AI

A practical guide to data quality management, governance, profiling, cleansing, and AI-ready data

by Georgi Ivanov ...

Improve business decisions and AI outcomes by learning practical data quality management, from rules and profiling to cleansing, governance, and AI-assisted monitoring.Key FeaturesAssess datasets using accuracy, completeness, validity, uniqueness, timeliness, and consistencyBuild data quality rules, profiling checks, and cleansing workflows with ChatGPT and CopilotCreate governance-ready reports, ... Read more

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Improve business decisions and AI outcomes by learning practical data quality management, from rules and profiling to cleansing, governance, and AI-assisted monitoring.Key FeaturesAssess datasets using accuracy, completeness, validity, uniqueness, timeliness, and consistencyBuild data quality rules, profiling checks, and cleansing workflows with ChatGPT and CopilotCreate governance-ready reports,
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Translating English-Language Theatre into Spanish (1939–2019)

by Olaia Andaluz-Pinedo ...

Series Book 42 - New Trends in Translation Studies
This monograph examines a selection of plays originally written in English and first translated into Spanish during the period of Francoist censorship (1939–1978), many of which continue to be staged and published in the twenty-first century. Drawing on a corpus that includes several translations of The Glass Menagerie, The Crucible, Happy Days and The Lover, the book explores how themes ... Read more

$54.89 USD

This monograph examines a selection of plays originally written in English and first translated into Spanish during the period of Francoist censorship (1939–1978), many of which continue to be staged and published in the twenty-first century. Drawing on a corpus that includes several translations of The Glass Menagerie, The Crucible, Happy Days and The Lover, the book explores how themes
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Information Technology & Systems

ICITS 2026, Volume 1

Edited by Alvaro Rocha, Carlos Ferrás, Luis Loo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume presents peer-reviewed papers accepted for presentation at the 2026 International Conference on Information Technology & Systems (ICITS’26), held at the Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras (UTH), Roatán Island, Honduras, from February 16 to 18, 2026.ICITS’26 provides an international platform for researchers and practitioners to share cutting-edge research, innovative solutions, and ... Read more

$197.09 USD

This volume presents peer-reviewed papers accepted for presentation at the 2026 International Conference on Information Technology & Systems (ICITS’26), held at the Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras (UTH), Roatán Island, Honduras, from February 16 to 18, 2026.ICITS’26 provides an international platform for researchers and practitioners to share cutting-edge research, innovative solutions, and
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R语言数据高效处理指南

by 黄天元 ...

本书以R语言为基础，介绍做任何分析都绕不开的数据处理基本操作。从基本包入手，循序渐进地引导读者一步一步进行学习。首先介绍tidyverse生态系统的dplyr包，并在其后引入难度稍高但是性能更加优秀的data.table包，然后介绍支持分布式数据处理的sparklyr包。在本书的zui后部分还提供了实战的案例，并介绍了一些非常实用的数据处理技巧。本书分为四个部分：di yi部分介绍基本的概念，介绍数据处理的基本概念和R语言编程基础，让零基础的读者也能迅速入门；第二部分是快速入门部分，介绍如何使用base-r基本包和tidyverse生态系统来解决基本的数据处理问题，让读者能够快速上手；第三部分是高级进阶内容，对于追求数据处理的速度和规模的用户而言，需要进阶学习data.table和sparklyr两个R包，从而获得更高的效率；第四部分是实战案例，利用航班数据进行演练 ... Read more

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本书以R语言为基础，介绍做任何分析都绕不开的数据处理基本操作。从基本包入手，循序渐进地引导读者一步一步进行学习。首先介绍tidyverse生态系统的dplyr包，并在其后引入难度稍高但是性能更加优秀的data.table包，然后介绍支持分布式数据处理的sparklyr包。在本书的zui后部分还提供了实战的案例，并介绍了一些非常实用的数据处理技巧。本书分为四个部分：di yi部分介绍基本的概念，介绍数据处理的基本概念和R语言编程基础，让零基础的读者也能迅速入门；第二部分是快速入门部分，介绍如何使用base-r基本包和tidyverse生态系统来解决基本的数据处理问题，让读者能够快速上手；第三部分是高级进阶内容，对于追求数据处理的速度和规模的用户而言，需要进阶学习data.table和sparklyr两个R包，从而获得更高的效率；第四部分是实战案例，利用航班数据进行演练
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Enabling Data

A New Model for Data-Driven Success in Your Organization

by David Castro-Gavino, Boyan Angelov ...

Why do organisations still struggle to realise meaningful value from data and artificial intelligence, despite decades of technological progress?Despite decades of investment in data platforms, analytics tools and artificial intelligence, many organisations still struggle to turn data into real business impact. Too often, data initiatives become trapped in cycles of pilots, fragmented platforms ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Why do organisations still struggle to realise meaningful value from data and artificial intelligence, despite decades of technological progress?Despite decades of investment in data platforms, analytics tools and artificial intelligence, many organisations still struggle to turn data into real business impact. Too often, data initiatives become trapped in cycles of pilots, fragmented platforms
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Data Format Engineering

From CSV and JSON to Protobuf and Parquet: Building Cross-Platform, Verifiable, and Evolvable Data Contracts

by Happy eBook Authors ...

Data that parses is not necessarily data that is correct.Data Format Engineering explains how leading zeros, nulls, time zones, monetary precision, API contracts, event versions, privacy controls, and analytical storage change the way systems interpret data.The book covers CSV, JSON, YAML, XML, Avro, Protobuf, Parquet, and ORC, backed by an executable HappyShop example that builds a cross-platform ... Read more

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Data that parses is not necessarily data that is correct.Data Format Engineering explains how leading zeros, nulls, time zones, monetary precision, API contracts, event versions, privacy controls, and analytical storage change the way systems interpret data.The book covers CSV, JSON, YAML, XML, Avro, Protobuf, Parquet, and ORC, backed by an executable HappyShop example that builds a cross-platform
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Data Governance

Governing data for sustainable business

by Alison Holt, Benoit Aubert, David Sutton, Frédéric Gelissen, Alisdair McKenzie, Geoff Clarke, Rose Pan, Ming Li, Rohan Light, Beenish Saeed, Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, Abdelaziz Khadraoui ...

Data is fundamentally changing the nature of businesses and organisations and the mechanisms for delivering products and services. This book is a practical guide to developing strategy and policy for data governance, in line with the developing ISO 38505 governance of data standards. It will assist an organisation wanting to become more of a data driven business by explaining how to assess the ... Read more

$54.89 USD

Data is fundamentally changing the nature of businesses and organisations and the mechanisms for delivering products and services. This book is a practical guide to developing strategy and policy for data governance, in line with the developing ISO 38505 governance of data standards. It will assist an organisation wanting to become more of a data driven business by explaining how to assess the
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Big Data

Opportunities and challenges

Edited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT ...

Despite the hype around big data, there is no denying that its potential to benefit organisations, businesses and customers is enormous. The articles in this ebook aim to give practical guidance for all those who want to understand big data better and learn how to make the most of it. Topics range from big data analysis, mobile big data and managing unstructured data to technologies, governance ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Despite the hype around big data, there is no denying that its potential to benefit organisations, businesses and customers is enormous. The articles in this ebook aim to give practical guidance for all those who want to understand big data better and learn how to make the most of it. Topics range from big data analysis, mobile big data and managing unstructured data to technologies, governance
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Data-Driven Decision Making for Sustainable Business Growth

Edited by Ismail Qasem ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive guide to data-driven decision-making for sustainable business growth. It offers practical insights and methodologies for leveraging data analytics to enhance sustainability initiatives and drive business success. Designed for business professionals, data scientists, and sustainability practitioners, the book bridges the gap between data science and sustainable ... Read more

$260.09 USD

This book provides a comprehensive guide to data-driven decision-making for sustainable business growth. It offers practical insights and methodologies for leveraging data analytics to enhance sustainability initiatives and drive business success. Designed for business professionals, data scientists, and sustainability practitioners, the book bridges the gap between data science and sustainable
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Data Science Foundations

Navigating digital insight

by Stephen Mariadas, Ian Huke ...

While data science is powering most modern organisations its technical intricacies often remain confined to a select few.This book is for those starting to work within this field to give them the foundations on which to build their confidence and understanding. Allowing them to contribute to projects through making decisions and acting on them.Written in an accessible manner, Data Science ... Read more

$36.49 USD

While data science is powering most modern organisations its technical intricacies often remain confined to a select few.This book is for those starting to work within this field to give them the foundations on which to build their confidence and understanding. Allowing them to contribute to projects through making decisions and acting on them.Written in an accessible manner, Data Science
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Practical Machine Learning with H2O

Powerful, Scalable Techniques for Deep Learning and AI

by Darren Cook ...

Machine learning has finally come of age. With H2O software, you can perform machine learning and data analysis using a simple open source framework that’s easy to use, has a wide range of OS and language support, and scales for big data. This hands-on guide teaches you how to use H20 with only minimal math and theory behind the learning algorithms.If you’re familiar with R or Python, know a bit ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Machine learning has finally come of age. With H2O software, you can perform machine learning and data analysis using a simple open source framework that’s easy to use, has a wide range of OS and language support, and scales for big data. This hands-on guide teaches you how to use H20 with only minimal math and theory behind the learning algorithms.If you’re familiar with R or Python, know a bit
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Forecasting Time Series Data with Facebook Prophet

Build, improve, and optimize time series forecasting models using the advanced forecasting tool

by Greg Rafferty ...

Create and improve high-quality automated forecasts for time series data that have strong seasonal effects, holidays, and additional regressors using PythonKey FeaturesLearn how to use the open-source forecasting tool Facebook Prophet to improve your forecastsBuild a forecast and run diagnostics to understand forecast qualityFine-tune models to achieve high performance, and report that performance ... Read more

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Create and improve high-quality automated forecasts for time series data that have strong seasonal effects, holidays, and additional regressors using PythonKey FeaturesLearn how to use the open-source forecasting tool Facebook Prophet to improve your forecastsBuild a forecast and run diagnostics to understand forecast qualityFine-tune models to achieve high performance, and report that performance
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AI OBSERVER: The Foundation

AI OBSERVER, #1

by K.ZEN-YU ...

Series Book 1 - AI OBSERVER
AI Observer: Inside the Mechanics of LLM Reasoning offers a clear, structured exploration of how large language models think, respond, and behave. Instead of focusing on engineering or code, this book examines AI through observable patterns—semantic density, attention routing, reasoning depth, and linguistic stability. Readers will learn why answers sometimes drift, why reasoning depth fluctuates, ... Read more

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AI Observer: Inside the Mechanics of LLM Reasoning offers a clear, structured exploration of how large language models think, respond, and behave. Instead of focusing on engineering or code, this book examines AI through observable patterns—semantic density, attention routing, reasoning depth, and linguistic stability. Readers will learn why answers sometimes drift, why reasoning depth fluctuates,
... Read more
Machine Learning with TensorFlow 1.x

Second generation machine learning with Google's brainchild - TensorFlow 1.x

by Quan Hua, Shams Ul Azeem, Saif Ahmed ...

Tackle common commercial machine learning problems with Google's TensorFlow 1.x library and build deployable solutions.Key Features\[\*\] Enter the new era of second-generation machine learning with Python with this practical and insightful guide\[\*\] Set up TensorFlow 1.x for actual industrial use, including high-performance setup aspects such as multi-GPU support\[\*\] Create pipelines for ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tackle common commercial machine learning problems with Google's TensorFlow 1.x library and build deployable solutions.Key Features\[\*\] Enter the new era of second-generation machine learning with Python with this practical and insightful guide\[\*\] Set up TensorFlow 1.x for actual industrial use, including high-performance setup aspects such as multi-GPU support\[\*\] Create pipelines for
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Python Natural Language Processing

Advanced machine learning and deep learning techniques for natural language processing

by Jalaj Thanaki ...

Leverage the power of machine learning and deep learning to extract information from text dataKey Features\[\*\] Implement Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques for efficient natural language processing\[\*\] Get started with NLTK and implement NLP in your applications with ease\[\*\] Understand and interpret human languages with the power of text analysis via PythonBook DescriptionThis ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leverage the power of machine learning and deep learning to extract information from text dataKey Features\[\*\] Implement Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques for efficient natural language processing\[\*\] Get started with NLTK and implement NLP in your applications with ease\[\*\] Understand and interpret human languages with the power of text analysis via PythonBook DescriptionThis
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Learning AWK Programming

A fast, and simple cutting-edge utility for text-processing on the Unix-like environment

by Shiwang Kalkhanda ...

Text processing and pattern matching simplifiedKey Features-Master the fastest and most elegant big data munging language-Implement text processing and pattern matching using the advanced features of AWK and GAWK-Implement debugging and inter-process communication using GAWKBook DescriptionAWK is one of the most primitive and powerful utilities which exists in all Unix and Unix-like distributions. ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Text processing and pattern matching simplifiedKey Features-Master the fastest and most elegant big data munging language-Implement text processing and pattern matching using the advanced features of AWK and GAWK-Implement debugging and inter-process communication using GAWKBook DescriptionAWK is one of the most primitive and powerful utilities which exists in all Unix and Unix-like distributions.
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Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide

Enriching Apache Iceberg Data Lakehouses with an Open Source Catalog

by Alex Merced, Andrew Madson, Tomer Shiran ...

Revolutionize your understanding of modern data management with Apache Polaris (incubating), the open source catalog designed for data lakehouse industry standard Apache Iceberg. This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey through the intricacies of Apache Iceberg data lakehouses, highlighting the pivotal role of Iceberg catalogs.Authors Alex Merced, Andrew Madson, and Tomer Shiran explore ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Revolutionize your understanding of modern data management with Apache Polaris (incubating), the open source catalog designed for data lakehouse industry standard Apache Iceberg. This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey through the intricacies of Apache Iceberg data lakehouses, highlighting the pivotal role of Iceberg catalogs.Authors Alex Merced, Andrew Madson, and Tomer Shiran explore
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Learning D3.js Mapping

by Thomas Newton, Oscar Villarreal ...

If you are interested in creating maps for the web GIS data, this book is for you. Familiarity with D3.js will be helpful but is not necessary. ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you are interested in creating maps for the web GIS data, this book is for you. Familiarity with D3.js will be helpful but is not necessary.
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Advances in Internet, Data and Web Technologies

The 8th International Conference on Emerging Internet, Data and Web Technologies (EIDWT-2020)

Edited by Leonard Barolli, Yoshihiro Okada, Flora Amato ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents original contributions on the theories and practices of emerging Internet, data and web technologies and their applicability in businesses, engineering and academia. The Internet has become the most proliferative platform for emerging large-scale computing paradigms. Among them, data and web technologies are two most prominent paradigms, and manifest in a variety of forms such ... Read more

$188.99 USD

This book presents original contributions on the theories and practices of emerging Internet, data and web technologies and their applicability in businesses, engineering and academia. The Internet has become the most proliferative platform for emerging large-scale computing paradigms. Among them, data and web technologies are two most prominent paradigms, and manifest in a variety of forms such
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AI-Driven Time Series Forecasting

Complexity-Conscious Prediction and Decision-Making

by Raghurami Reddy Etukuru Ph.D. ...

When you enter the world of time series analysis, you step into a labyrinth of numerical patterns, where each turn you take unveils another layer of complexity. Here, simple mathematical or statistical models struggle to keep pace. Reality is riddled with complex patterns in time series data, which, like cryptic pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, hold the key to unraveling insightful predictions. These ... Read more

$3.99 USD

When you enter the world of time series analysis, you step into a labyrinth of numerical patterns, where each turn you take unveils another layer of complexity. Here, simple mathematical or statistical models struggle to keep pace. Reality is riddled with complex patterns in time series data, which, like cryptic pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, hold the key to unraveling insightful predictions. These
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1984: The Digital Dystopia

by Paul D'Arcy ...

"1984: The Digital Dystopia"Step into a world where George Orwell's nightmarish vision of the future meets the realities of our digital age. In this thought-provoking exploration, we journey through the eerie parallels between "1984" and the modern era of digital surveillance, algorithmic manipulation, and information warfare.Discover the hidden mechanisms of our interconnected world, where ... Read more

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"1984: The Digital Dystopia"Step into a world where George Orwell's nightmarish vision of the future meets the realities of our digital age. In this thought-provoking exploration, we journey through the eerie parallels between "1984" and the modern era of digital surveillance, algorithmic manipulation, and information warfare.Discover the hidden mechanisms of our interconnected world, where
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