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Human-Centered and Error-Resilient Systems Development

IFIP WG 13.2/13.5 Joint Working Conference, 6th International Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering, HCSE 2016, and 8th International Conference on Human Error, Safety, and System Development, HESSD 2016, Stockholm, Sweden, August 29-31,

Edited by Cristian Bogdan, Jan Gulliksen, Stefan Sauer, Peter Forbrig, Marco Winckler, Chris Johnson, Philippe Palanque, Regina Bernhaupt, Filip Kis ...

Series Book 9856 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 13.2/13.5 Joint Working Conferences: 6th International Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering, HCSE 2016, and 8th International Conference on Human Error, Safety, and System Development, HESSD 2016, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2016.The 11 full papers and 14 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected ... Read more

$97.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 13.2/13.5 Joint Working Conferences: 6th International Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering, HCSE 2016, and 8th International Conference on Human Error, Safety, and System Development, HESSD 2016, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2016.The 11 full papers and 14 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected
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User Interface Inspection Methods

A User-Centered Design Method

by Chauncey Wilson ...

User Interface Inspection Methods succinctly covers five inspection methods: heuristic evaluation, perspective-based user interface inspection, cognitive walkthrough, pluralistic walkthrough, and formal usability inspections. Heuristic evaluation is perhaps the best-known inspection method, requiring a group of evaluators to review a product against a set of general principles. The perspective ... Read more

$18.99 USD

User Interface Inspection Methods succinctly covers five inspection methods: heuristic evaluation, perspective-based user interface inspection, cognitive walkthrough, pluralistic walkthrough, and formal usability inspections. Heuristic evaluation is perhaps the best-known inspection method, requiring a group of evaluators to review a product against a set of general principles. The perspective
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Abstract State Machines, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, and Z

5th International Conference, ABZ 2016, Linz, Austria, May 23-27, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Michael Butler, Miklos Biro, Klaus-Dieter Schewe, Atif Mashkoor ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Abstract State Machines, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, and Z, ABZ 2016, held in Linz, Austria, in May 2016.The 17 full and 15 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. They record the latest research developments in state-based formal methods Abstract State Machines, ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Abstract State Machines, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, and Z, ABZ 2016, held in Linz, Austria, in May 2016.The 17 full and 15 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. They record the latest research developments in state-based formal methods Abstract State Machines,
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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

$49.99 USD

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

$134.99 USD

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

$114.99 USD

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

$71.99 USD

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

$71.99 USD

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

$40.99 USD

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

$53.99 USD

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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Recent Trends in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition

Second International Conference, RTIP2R 2018, Solapur, India, December 21–22, 2018, Revised Selected Papers, Part I

Edited by K. C. Santosh, Ravindra S. Hegadi ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This three-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Recent Trends in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (RTIP2R) 2018, held in Solapur, India, in December 2018.The 173 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 374 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections in the tree volumes. Part I: computer ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This three-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Recent Trends in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (RTIP2R) 2018, held in Solapur, India, in December 2018.The 173 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 374 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections in the tree volumes. Part I: computer
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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

$188.99 USD

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

$67.99 USD

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

$49.99 USD

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

$23.99 USD

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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The History of the GPU - New Developments

by Jon Peddie ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This third book in the three-part series on the History of the GPU covers the second to sixth eras of the GPU, which can be found in anything that has a display or screen. The GPU is now part of supercomputers, PCs, Smartphones and tablets, wearables, game consoles and handhelds, TVs, and every type of vehicle including boats and planes.In the early 2000s the number of GPU suppliers consolidated ... Read more

$40.99 USD

This third book in the three-part series on the History of the GPU covers the second to sixth eras of the GPU, which can be found in anything that has a display or screen. The GPU is now part of supercomputers, PCs, Smartphones and tablets, wearables, game consoles and handhelds, TVs, and every type of vehicle including boats and planes.In the early 2000s the number of GPU suppliers consolidated
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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

$53.99 USD

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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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

$49.99 USD

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

$89.99 USD

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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Machines in Minds

Expressing Digital Rationality within the Space of Reasons

by Yaoli Du ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book offers a novel and systematic inquiry into the deep connection between AI and rational agency. By linking the inferentialist approach to the mind with current discussions about semantic technologies and AI, it describes a normative shift for understanding how machines and minds stand in relation to each other. It reveals why this shift is necessary for achieving AI by tracing the key ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This book offers a novel and systematic inquiry into the deep connection between AI and rational agency. By linking the inferentialist approach to the mind with current discussions about semantic technologies and AI, it describes a normative shift for understanding how machines and minds stand in relation to each other. It reveals why this shift is necessary for achieving AI by tracing the key
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Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering

38th International Conference, CAINE 2025, New Orleans, LA, USA, October 20–21, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Indranil Roy, Krishna K. Kambhampaty, Takaki Goto, Gongzhu Hu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering, CAINE 2025, which took place in New Orleans, LA, USA, during October 20–21, 2025.The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. These papers were organized into the following topical sections: Intelligent Signals & ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering, CAINE 2025, which took place in New Orleans, LA, USA, during October 20–21, 2025.The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. These papers were organized into the following topical sections: Intelligent Signals &
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