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Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications IV

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications (IHIET – AI 2021), April 28-30, 2021, Strasbourg, France

Edited by Tareq Ahram, Redha Taiar, Fabienne Groff ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book reports on research and developments in human-technology interaction. A special emphasis is given to human-computer interaction, and its implementation for a wide range of purposes such as healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and education, among others. The human aspects are analyzed in detail. Innovative studies related to human-centered design, wearable technologies, augmented, ... Read more

$188.99 USD

This book reports on research and developments in human-technology interaction. A special emphasis is given to human-computer interaction, and its implementation for a wide range of purposes such as healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and education, among others. The human aspects are analyzed in detail. Innovative studies related to human-centered design, wearable technologies, augmented,
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Smart Governance for Cities: Perspectives and Experiences

Edited by Nuno Vasco Moreira Lopes ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides theoretical perspectives and practical experiences on smart governance for smart cities. It presents a balanced linkage between research, policies and practices on this area. The authors discuss the sustainability challenges raised by rapid urbanization, challenges with smart governance models in various countries, and a new governance paradigm seen as a capable approach able to ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book provides theoretical perspectives and practical experiences on smart governance for smart cities. It presents a balanced linkage between research, policies and practices on this area. The authors discuss the sustainability challenges raised by rapid urbanization, challenges with smart governance models in various countries, and a new governance paradigm seen as a capable approach able to
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E-Learning and Games

12th International Conference, Edutainment 2018, Xi'an, China, June 28–30, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Abdennour El Rhalibi, Zhigeng Pan, Haiyan Jin, Dandan Ding, Andres A. Navarro-Newball, Yinghui Wang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on e-Learning and Games, EDUTAINMENT 2018, held in Xi’an, China, in June 2018.The 32 full and 32 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: virtual reality and augmented reality in edutainment; gamification for ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on e-Learning and Games, EDUTAINMENT 2018, held in Xi’an, China, in June 2018.The 32 full and 32 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: virtual reality and augmented reality in edutainment; gamification for
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Card Sorting

Designing Usable Categories

by Donna Spencer ...

Card sorting helps us understand how people think about content and categories. Armed with this knowledge, we can group information so that people can better find and understand it. In this book, Donna describes how to plan and run a card sort, then analyse the results and apply the outcomes to your project. ... Read more

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Card sorting helps us understand how people think about content and categories. Armed with this knowledge, we can group information so that people can better find and understand it. In this book, Donna describes how to plan and run a card sort, then analyse the results and apply the outcomes to your project.
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Design of Soft–Rigid Devices for Rehabilitative and Assistive Robotics

by Mihai Dragusanu ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes a comprehensive research project in which different devices for rehabilitation, assistance, and haptic applications are designed and developed. The fil-rouge is the user-centered perspective, that has been employed in all the design and development phases, and the exploitation of soft robotics solutions allowing for a safe and comfortable interaction with the user. Extensive ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book describes a comprehensive research project in which different devices for rehabilitation, assistance, and haptic applications are designed and developed. The fil-rouge is the user-centered perspective, that has been employed in all the design and development phases, and the exploitation of soft robotics solutions allowing for a safe and comfortable interaction with the user. Extensive
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Kotlin Unleashed: Harnessing the Power of Modern Android Development

by Kameron Hussain, Frahaan Hussain ...

"Kotlin Unleashed: Harnessing the Power of Modern Android Development" is your comprehensive guide to mastering Android app development using the Kotlin programming language. Whether you're a novice looking to start your Android development journey or an experienced developer seeking to leverage Kotlin's power, this book is your key to creating cutting-edge Android applications.This in-depth guide ... Read more

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"Kotlin Unleashed: Harnessing the Power of Modern Android Development" is your comprehensive guide to mastering Android app development using the Kotlin programming language. Whether you're a novice looking to start your Android development journey or an experienced developer seeking to leverage Kotlin's power, this book is your key to creating cutting-edge Android applications.This in-depth guide
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

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

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

Select Proceedings of HWWE 2019

Edited by Lakhwinder Pal Singh, Arvind Bhardwaj, Rauf Iqbal, Vivek Khanzode ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Humanizing Work and Work Environment organized by the Indian Society of Ergonomics (HWWE2019). The book presents research findings on different areas of ergonomics for developing appropriate tools and work environment considering capabilities and limitations of working people for maximum effectiveness on their performance. ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This volume comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Humanizing Work and Work Environment organized by the Indian Society of Ergonomics (HWWE2019). The book presents research findings on different areas of ergonomics for developing appropriate tools and work environment considering capabilities and limitations of working people for maximum effectiveness on their performance.
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Adaptive Instructional Systems

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

Edited by Robert A. Sottilare, Jessica Schwarz ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Adaptive Instructional Systems, AIS 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 50 papers presented in this volume are ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Adaptive Instructional Systems, AIS 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 50 papers presented in this volume are
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Bases de datos relacionales y modelado de datos. IFCT0310

by María Yolanda Jiménez Capel ...

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "IFCT0310 - ADMINISTRACIÓN DE BASES DE DATOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del ... Read more

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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "IFCT0310 - ADMINISTRACIÓN DE BASES DE DATOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del
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Social Robotics + AI

17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, September 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Mariacarla Staffa, John-John Cabibihan, Bruno Siciliano, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Leon Bodenhagen, Adriana Tapus, Silvia Rossi, Filippo Cavallo, Laura Fiorini, Marco Matarese, Hongsheng He ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 3-volume set LNAI 16131 -16133 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, held in Naples, Italy, during September 10–12, 2025.The 117 full papers and 57 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 276 submissions.They focus on the topical sections:Part 1 Emotion & Affective Interaction; Applications in Real ... Read more

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The 3-volume set LNAI 16131 -16133 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, held in Naples, Italy, during September 10–12, 2025.The 117 full papers and 57 short papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 276 submissions.They focus on the topical sections:Part 1 Emotion & Affective Interaction; Applications in Real
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Banco de dados

by Leonardo Takuno ...

Series series Série Universitária
A Série Universitária foi desenvolvida pelo Senac São Paulo com o intuito de preparar profissionais para o mercado de trabalho. Os títulos abrangem diversas áreas, abordando desde conhecimentos teóricos e práticos adequados às exigências profissionais até a formação ética e sólida.Banco de dados oferece uma introdução aos fundamentos de bancos de dados, abordando desde a evolução histórica até ... Read more

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A Série Universitária foi desenvolvida pelo Senac São Paulo com o intuito de preparar profissionais para o mercado de trabalho. Os títulos abrangem diversas áreas, abordando desde conhecimentos teóricos e práticos adequados às exigências profissionais até a formação ética e sólida.Banco de dados oferece uma introdução aos fundamentos de bancos de dados, abordando desde a evolução histórica até
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LLMOps

Managing Large Language Models in Production

by Abi Aryan ...

Here's the thing about large language models: they don't play by the old rules. Traditional MLOps completely falls apart when you're dealing with GenAI. The model hallucinates, security assumptions crumble, monitoring breaks, and agents can't operate. Suddenly you're in uncharted territory. That's exactly why LLMOps has emerged as its own discipline.LLMOps: Managing Large Language Models in ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Here's the thing about large language models: they don't play by the old rules. Traditional MLOps completely falls apart when you're dealing with GenAI. The model hallucinates, security assumptions crumble, monitoring breaks, and agents can't operate. Suddenly you're in uncharted territory. That's exactly why LLMOps has emerged as its own discipline.LLMOps: Managing Large Language Models in
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Frontiers and Advances in Positive Learning in the Age of InformaTiOn (PLATO)

Edited by Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia ...

Series series Education (R0)
Research on students’ media use outside of education is just slowly taking off. Influences of information and communication technologies (ICT) on human information processing are widely assumed and particularly effects of dis- and misinformation are a current threat to democracies. Today, higher education competes with a very diverse (online) media landscape and domain-specific content from ... Read more

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Research on students’ media use outside of education is just slowly taking off. Influences of information and communication technologies (ICT) on human information processing are widely assumed and particularly effects of dis- and misinformation are a current threat to democracies. Today, higher education competes with a very diverse (online) media landscape and domain-specific content from
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Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Distributed Systems

8th International Symposium, ISoLA 2018, Limassol, Cyprus, November 5-9, 2018, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Tiziana Margaria, Bernhard Steffen ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual ... Read more

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The four-volume set LNCS 11244, 11245, 11246, and 11247 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, ISoLA 2018, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in October/November 2018.The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual
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Transactions on Computational Science XXX

Special Issue on Cyberworlds and Cybersecurity

Edited by Marina L. Gavrilova, C.J. Kenneth Tan, Alexei Sourin ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This, the 30th issue of the Transactions on Computational Science journal, is comprised of extended versions of selected papers from the International Conference on Cyberworlds, held in Chongqing, China, in September 2016. The first paper is a position paper giving an outline of current research at the intersection of cybersecurity and cyberworlds, and specifically focusing on mining behavioral ... Read more

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This, the 30th issue of the Transactions on Computational Science journal, is comprised of extended versions of selected papers from the International Conference on Cyberworlds, held in Chongqing, China, in September 2016. The first paper is a position paper giving an outline of current research at the intersection of cybersecurity and cyberworlds, and specifically focusing on mining behavioral
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Software Testing Automation Tips

50 Things Automation Engineers Should Know

by Gennadiy Alpaev ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Quickly access 50 tips for software test engineers using automated methods. The tips point to practices that save time and increase the accuracy and reliability of automated test techniques. Techniques that play well during demos of testing tools often are not the optimal techniques to apply on a running project. This book highlights those differences, helping you apply techniques that are ... Read more

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Quickly access 50 tips for software test engineers using automated methods. The tips point to practices that save time and increase the accuracy and reliability of automated test techniques. Techniques that play well during demos of testing tools often are not the optimal techniques to apply on a running project. This book highlights those differences, helping you apply techniques that are
... Read more
Rewriting Logic and Its Applications

10th International Workshop, WRLA 2014, Held as a Satellite Event of ETAPS, Grenoble, France, April 5-6, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Santiago Escobar ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Rewriting Logic and its Applications, WRLA 2014, held as a satellite event of ETAPS 2014, in Grenoble, France, in March 2014.The 13 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The papers address a great diversity of ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Rewriting Logic and its Applications, WRLA 2014, held as a satellite event of ETAPS 2014, in Grenoble, France, in March 2014.The 13 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The papers address a great diversity of
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Design Patterns in C#

A Hands-on Guide with Real-world Examples

by Vaskaran Sarcar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get hands-on experience with each Gang of Four (GoF) design pattern using C#. For each of the patterns, you will see at least one real-world scenario, a coding example, and a complete implementation including output. In addition to GoF patterns, you will learn additional design patterns which are common and equally important.In this second edition, you will go through the design patterns and their ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Get hands-on experience with each Gang of Four (GoF) design pattern using C#. For each of the patterns, you will see at least one real-world scenario, a coding example, and a complete implementation including output. In addition to GoF patterns, you will learn additional design patterns which are common and equally important.In this second edition, you will go through the design patterns and their
... Read more
Design, User Experience, and Usability: Interactive Experience Design

4th International Conference, DUXU 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Aaron Marcus ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The three-volume set LNCS 9186, 9187, and 9188 constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015, jointly with 13 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters ... Read more

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The three-volume set LNCS 9186, 9187, and 9188 constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015, jointly with 13 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters
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Beginning Ada Programming

From Novice to Professional

by Andrew T. Shvets ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover the Ada programming language by being gently guided through the various parts of the language and its latest available stable release. The goal in this book is to slowly ease you into the different topics. It is understood that you do not always have ample free time, so the text is easy to digest and concepts are spoon fed to the reader.Starting with the simplest of topics, detailed ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Discover the Ada programming language by being gently guided through the various parts of the language and its latest available stable release. The goal in this book is to slowly ease you into the different topics. It is understood that you do not always have ample free time, so the text is easy to digest and concepts are spoon fed to the reader.Starting with the simplest of topics, detailed
... Read more
Logic-Based Program Synthesis and Transformation

27th International Symposium, LOPSTR 2017, Namur, Belgium, October 10-12, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Fabio Fioravanti, John P. Gallagher ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Logic-Based Program Synthesis and Transformation, LOPSTR 2017, held in Namur, Belgium, in October 2017.The 19 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. In addition to the 19 revised papers, this volume includes the abstracts of the invited talks by ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Logic-Based Program Synthesis and Transformation, LOPSTR 2017, held in Namur, Belgium, in October 2017.The 19 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. In addition to the 19 revised papers, this volume includes the abstracts of the invited talks by
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Medical Modeling

The Application of Advanced Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques in Medicine

by Richard Bibb, Dominic Eggbeer, Abby Paterson, Mazher Iqbal Mohammed ...

Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Medical Modelling: The Application of Advanced Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques in Medicine, Third Edition provides readers with a thorough update of the core contents, along with key information on innovative imaging techniques, additive manufacturing technologies and a range of applied case studies. This comprehensive new edition includes new coverage of advanced technologies, such ... Read more

$269.99 USD

Medical Modelling: The Application of Advanced Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques in Medicine, Third Edition provides readers with a thorough update of the core contents, along with key information on innovative imaging techniques, additive manufacturing technologies and a range of applied case studies. This comprehensive new edition includes new coverage of advanced technologies, such
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AI Platforms as Global Governance for the Health Ecosystem

The Future's Global Hospital

by Dominique J. Monlezun ...

AI Platforms as Global Governance for the Health Ecosystem: The Future's Global Hospital provides comprehensive and actionable approaches for readers to understand and optimize responsible AI to create global governance for the healthcare ecosystem. The book explores how AI platforms can transform hospitals and clinical practice by digitally unifying patients, providers, and payors, advancing ... Read more

$161.99 USD

AI Platforms as Global Governance for the Health Ecosystem: The Future's Global Hospital provides comprehensive and actionable approaches for readers to understand and optimize responsible AI to create global governance for the healthcare ecosystem. The book explores how AI platforms can transform hospitals and clinical practice by digitally unifying patients, providers, and payors, advancing
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