Computer science Books

Book SynopsisThis work assesses the various meanings attached to calls for police reform in the public discourse on social media, providing readers with a greater appreciation of the assumptions, empirical claims, and rhetorical nuances that underpin the current dialogue about police policy. Drawing upon an intersectional theoretical and mixed-methods approach, the authors look at what it means to defund or abolish the police, as well as the definition of community policing.The death of George Floyd in 2020 resulted in national and international protests during which some members of the public began to demand abolishing or defunding the police, ideas previously put forth in academic arenas. However, these public protests were often presented in rhetorical ways that differed from the academic roots of the ideas. This book takes a deep look into what it means to defund or abolish the police, drawing upon academic origins of the concepts while at the same time examining how the public has used Twitter to define and discuss these ideas. The authors identify frameworks built around the concepts, discuss facts and perspectives that have contributed to these ideas, and explain how quantitative methods can be used to illustrate the most prominent frames.This book incorporates both quantitative and qualitative means of research in an examination of Twitter and brings clarity to the conversation surrounding the abolish the police, defund the police, and community policing concepts. It is suitable for undergraduate to graduate-level college courses in criminology, sociology, policing, race in America, communication, social media, and research methods. Table of Contents1 Media Depictions of Law Enforcement2 Abolish the Police on Twitter3 Defund the Police on Twitter4 Public Discourse and the Nature of Community Policing5 Summary and Conclusions

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Book SynopsisBlockchain: A Hype or a Hoax? fills a gap in the book market to provide material that is not only technical but also caters to business readers. This book was written to keep in mind various stakeholders and the current gap in blockchain education as well as use case implementation.This book reviews blockchain technology, discusses why proof of concept fails, offers examples of use cases that have been successful and that have failed and articulates a framework that should be used before deciding whether blockchain is the right technology for transformation. It uses strategic models and frameworks to assist organisations to see a fit score for their specific use cases.This book provides guidance on how to create a blockchain strategy and a business case to pitch for the budget. It also includes a case study to apply the knowledge on practical use cases for blockchain and a technical overview of most of the blockchain use cases in the market including crypto, non-fungible tokens, decentralised finance, and decentralised autonomous organisations, as well as financial and non-financial industry use cases.This book also provides a detailed overview of most of the mainstream blockchain products currently available in the market. It also offers guidance on how readers can best educate themselves on blockchain technology that is available through commercial and free resources.It concludes with a clear direction on selecting blockchain to solve real-life use cases that are best fit. A financial and non-financial value-adding framework is discussed throughout this book to assist business leaders, programme managers, product managers and information technology leaders to make strategic choices, and business cases and develop strategies for digital transformation through the use of blockchain.The distinctive feature of this book is the critical analysis of blockchain from a technology and business perspective. This is the first book to focus on business, technology and blockchain selection framework. The most unique feature of this book would be to apply Michael Porterâs competitive advantage strategy theory on blockchain use cases and their impact on companies.This book is aimed at technology students, technology professionals, blockchain and fintech consultant and business leaders. It will also be useful for readers who are building a business case to adopt blockchain into an organisation or are seeking to grow their knowledge of blockchain and improve their fintech strategy.Table of Contents1 Blockchain: Is it a hype or a hoax?2 Blockchain products3 Blockchain: Is it hype?4 Blockchain: Is it a hoax?5 Blockchain framework: A model to assess the Blockchain for Business use case6 Blockchain strategies7 Blockchain business cases: A framework to produce a business case for blockchain8 Blockchain case study: Apply concepts on practical use case9 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a series of transdisciplinary tools to help game designers improve their design pipeline and design output. Using approaches from psychology, anthropology, and sociology, it offers practical tools for all the main aspects of game design from conception through to testing.Drawing on game design theory, the book looks at the relationship between game design and other disciplines to create a toolbox of modern tools for game designers. It covers archetypes, praxeology, behavioural game design, and emotional game design. Covering a wide breadth of content, the book includes chapters on: Documentation Production Evaluation Analysis and Marketing tools This book will be of great interest to students on game design courses, as well as early-career game designers and those looking to break into the industry. It will also be of interest to more experienced game designers looking for new game design tools.Table of ContentsSection One - IntroductionChapter 1 - How to Use This BookChapter 2 - Book IntroductionSection Two - Analysis ToolsChapter 3 - Design and AnalysisChapter 4 - Target Audience ToolsChapter 5 - Data ToolsSection Three - Game Design ToolsChapter 6 - Introduction to Game Design ToolsChapter 7 - Brainstorming TechniquesChapter 8 - PraxeologyChapter 9 - Self-Determination TheoryChapter 10 - Habit Loop and Operant ConditioningChapter 11 - Game Design PatternsChapter 12 - MDA FrameworkChapter 13 - NudgesChapter 14 - Behavioural Game DesignChapter 15 - Emotional Game DesignChapter 16 - Emotional TheoriesSection Four - DocumentationChapter 17 - Introduction to DocumentationChapter 18 - Golden RulesChapter 19 - Pivotal DocumentsSection Five - ConclusionChapter 20 - Games, Cakes, and LoveChapter 21 - The Cake Is Real

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Book SynopsisData Analytics and Adaptive Learning offers new insights into the use of emerging data analysis and adaptive techniques in multiple learning settings. In recent years, both analytics and adaptive learning have helped educators become more responsive to learners in virtual, blended, and personalized environments. This set of rich, illuminating, international studies spans quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research in higher education, K12, and adult/continuing education contexts. By exploring the issues of definition and pedagogical practice that permeate teaching and learning and concluding with recommendations for the future research and practice necessary to support educators at all levels, this book will prepare researchers, developers, and graduate students of instructional technology to produce evidence for the benefits and challenges of data-driven learning.Trade Review"This book is an essential guide to the promise and practice of data analytics and adaptive learning in higher education. These pioneers and practitioners share valuable insights all institutions can use to enhance learning and student success."—Diana G. Oblinger, Ph.D., President Emeritus, EDUCAUSE"Impacts on learning we called overdetermined can now be parsed but need an informed judgment rising to the complexities involved. Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning, a collection of the very best thinking about both, provides just that, rendering the (potentially) all-seeing and hyper-focused approaches of DA and AL fruitful, humane, transformative."—George Otte, former University Director of Academic Technology, The City University of New York"At last: a book by education experts about the use of digital Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) not only for lowering the friction in data, but for processing information to help teachers and students. This can be the beginning of a more radical change in education."—Anders Norberg, Coordinator of the ERASMUS+ALBATTS Blueprint project for development of innovative education for the emerging European battery and electromobility value chain (ERASMUS is a European Union Initiative for Education Mobility and Development)"Digital learning is the new normal in higher education. The group of experts assembled in this book share important ideas and trends related to learning analytics and adaptive learning that will surely influence all of our digital learning environments in the future."—Charles R. Graham, Professor, Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University "The concept of personalized and adaptive learning has long been touted but seldom enacted in education at scale. Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning brings together a compelling set of experts that provide novel and research informed insights into contemporary education spaces."—Professor Shane Dawson, Executive Dean Education Futures, University of South Australia"Moskal, Dziuban, and Picciano challenge the reader to keep the student at the center and imagine how data analytics and adaptive learning can be mutually reinforcing in closing the gap between students from different demographics."—Susan Rundell Singer, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Rollins College, former Division Director for Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation"We are currently living in a digital age where higher education institutions have an abundance of accessible data. This book contains a series of chapters that provide insight and strategies for using data analytics and adaptive learning to support student success and satisfaction."—Dr. Norman Vaughan, Professor of Education, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada"An important book that comes at a critical moment in higher education. We are swimming in an ocean of data and this book from some of the country’s top researchers and practitioners will help us make sense of it and put it in the service of student success." —Thomas Cavanagh, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Digital Learning, University of Central Florida"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning is an excellent addition to the canon of literature in this field. The book offers several valuable perspectives and innovative ways of approaching both new and old problems to improve organizational outcomes."—Jeffrey S. Russell, P.E., Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, NAC, F.NSPE, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, Dean for Div. of Continuing Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison"Data is used to customize experiences from buying an item to booking travel. What about learning—a uniquely human endeavor? This book contextualizes the complex answers to that question shedding light on areas with promise: learning analytics, adaptive learning and the use of big data."—Dale Whittaker, Senior Program Officer in Post-Secondary Success, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning presents a timely and wide-ranging consideration of the progress of adaptive learning and analytics in levelling the educational playing field, while providing necessary cautions regarding the drawing of too many conclusions in what is still a nascent area."—Frank Claffey, Chief Product Officer, Realizeit Learning"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning provides insights and best practices from leaders in digital learning who outline considerations for strategies, change management, and effective decision making related to data. As higher education expands its work in digital learning and utilizing data for decisions, this book is a must read!"—Dr. Connie Johnson, Chancellor, Colorado Technical University"Data analytics and adaptive learning compromise two of the most relevant educational challenges. This book provides excellent research approaches and analysis to answer practical questions related to digital education involving teachers and learners"—Josep M Duart & Elsa Rodriguez, Editor-in-Chief & Editorial Manager of the International Journal of Educational technology in Higher Education, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)"Data, analytics, and machine learning are impacting all jobs and industries. For education, the opportunities are immense, but so are the challenges. This book provides an essential view into the possibilities and pitfalls. If you want to use data to impact learners positively, this book is a must-read."—Colm Howlin, PhD, Chief Data Scientist, ReliaQuest"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning helps the educational community broaden its understanding of these two technology-based opportunities to enhance education, looking at very different complementary contributions. Congratulations to the authors."—Alvaro Galvis, professor at University of Los Andes, Bogotá"The menus, dashboards, and pathways to effective data analytics and adaptive learning can be found in this massively timely and hugely impactful juggernaut."—Curtis J. Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology and adjunct in the School of Informatics, Indiana University Bloomington"Adaptive learning and learning analytics – should we use both or choose one? Do they imply organizational transformation? What works and what does not? In my opinion, the book is valuable reading for those seeking the answers to their questions."—Maria Zajac, Associate Professor (emeritus) at Pedagogical University Cracow and SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Certified Instructional Designer, Poland "Data analytics and adaptive learning platforms can direct support as needed to at-risk students, helping to create more equitable outcomes. This volume contains a timely collection of studies that examine the impact of these approaches."—John Kane, Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at SUNY Oswego."This book shines a spotlight on the potential for data analytics, adaptive learning and big data to transform higher education. The volume lights the way for those brave enough to embrace a new paradigm of teaching and learning that enacts a more equitable and person-centered experience for all learners."—Paige McDonald, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences"Deftly weaving adaptive learning and analytic theory and practice together, the authors offer numerous examples of how these methods can help us address academic barriers to student success. Their work significantly strengthens the fabric of knowledge on how adaptive learning can benefit students (and faculty)." —Dale P. Johnson, Director of Digital Innovation, University Design Institute, Arizona State University"The authors of this book convince us that the concepts of data analytics and adaptive learning are tightly integrated, and the book provides insights on different aspects related to utilization of intelligent technologies and how to approach the learning cycle at different stages." —Eli Hustad, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Agder"Student success is a fundamental mission for all educational institutions. This book explores the current opportunities within analytics, adaptive Learning, and organizational transformation to generate wide-scale and equitable learning outcomes."—John Campbell, Associate Professor, Higher Education Administration, School of Education, West Virginia University"This book brings together top scholars making the connection between data analytics and adaptive learning, all while keeping pedagogical theory on the central stage. It’s a powerhouse driven in equal parts by excellence and innovation providing vision for educators on the quest for learner success across the spectrum."—Kimberly Arnold, Director of Learning Analytics Center of Excellence"Once again, a dream team of faculty, researchers, thought leaders and practitioners come up with this defining, must-read book for every institutional leader and teacher that is invested in the success of every student. This book based on years of research and practice gives the "how-to"."—Manoj Kulkarni, CEO at Realizeit Learning"The chapters in this book bring a desperately needed clarity and a depth of understanding to the topic of data and analytics, adaptive learning and learning more generally in higher education. You will leave this book smarter about these topics than you started and both you and higher education will be the beneficiary."—Glenda MorganTable of ContentsSection 1: Introduction 1. Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning: Increasing the Odds Section 2: Analytics 2. What We Want Versus What We Have: Transforming Teacher Performance Analytics to Personalize Professional Development 3. System-Wide Momentum 4. A Precise and Consistent Early Warning System for Identifying At-Risk Students 5. Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and the Impact of Delivering Personalized Supports to Students from Underserved Backgrounds 6. Predicting Student Success with Self-regulated Behaviors: A Seven-year Data Analytics Study on a Hong Kong University English Course 7. Back to Bloom: Why Theory Matters in Closing the Achievement Gap 8. The Metaphors We Learn By: Toward a Philosophy of Learning Analytics Section 3: Adaptive Learning 9. A Cross-Institutional Survey of the Instructor Use of Data Analytics in Adaptive Courses 10. Data Analytics in Adaptive Learning for Equitable Outcomes 11. Banking on Adaptive Questions to Nudge Student Responsibility for Learning in General Chemistry 12. 3-Year Experience with Adaptive Learning: Faculty and Student Perspectives 13. Analyzing Question Items with Limited Data 14. When Adaptivity and Universal Design for Learning are Not Enough: Bayesian Network Recommendations for Tutoring Section 4: Organizational Transformation 15. Sprint to 2027: Corporate Analytics in the Digital Age 16. Academic Digital Transformation: Focused on Data, Equity and Learning Science Section 5: Closing 17. Future Technological Trends and Research – Tony Picciano

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Book SynopsisData Analytics and Adaptive Learning offers new insights into the use of emerging data analysis and adaptive techniques in multiple learning settings. In recent years, both analytics and adaptive learning have helped educators become more responsive to learners in virtual, blended, and personalized environments. This set of rich, illuminating, international studies spans quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research in higher education, K12, and adult/continuing education contexts. By exploring the issues of definition and pedagogical practice that permeate teaching and learning and concluding with recommendations for the future research and practice necessary to support educators at all levels, this book will prepare researchers, developers, and graduate students of instructional technology to produce evidence for the benefits and challenges of data-driven learning.Trade Review"This book is an essential guide to the promise and practice of data analytics and adaptive learning in higher education. These pioneers and practitioners share valuable insights all institutions can use to enhance learning and student success."—Diana G. Oblinger, Ph.D., President Emeritus, EDUCAUSE"Impacts on learning we called overdetermined can now be parsed but need an informed judgment rising to the complexities involved. Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning, a collection of the very best thinking about both, provides just that, rendering the (potentially) all-seeing and hyper-focused approaches of DA and AL fruitful, humane, transformative."—George Otte, former University Director of Academic Technology, The City University of New York"At last: a book by education experts about the use of digital Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) not only for lowering the friction in data, but for processing information to help teachers and students. This can be the beginning of a more radical change in education."—Anders Norberg, Coordinator of the ERASMUS+ALBATTS Blueprint project for development of innovative education for the emerging European battery and electromobility value chain (ERASMUS is a European Union Initiative for Education Mobility and Development)"Digital learning is the new normal in higher education. The group of experts assembled in this book share important ideas and trends related to learning analytics and adaptive learning that will surely influence all of our digital learning environments in the future."—Charles R. Graham, Professor, Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University "The concept of personalized and adaptive learning has long been touted but seldom enacted in education at scale. Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning brings together a compelling set of experts that provide novel and research informed insights into contemporary education spaces."—Professor Shane Dawson, Executive Dean Education Futures, University of South Australia"Moskal, Dziuban, and Picciano challenge the reader to keep the student at the center and imagine how data analytics and adaptive learning can be mutually reinforcing in closing the gap between students from different demographics."—Susan Rundell Singer, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Rollins College, former Division Director for Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation"We are currently living in a digital age where higher education institutions have an abundance of accessible data. This book contains a series of chapters that provide insight and strategies for using data analytics and adaptive learning to support student success and satisfaction."—Dr. Norman Vaughan, Professor of Education, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada"An important book that comes at a critical moment in higher education. We are swimming in an ocean of data and this book from some of the country’s top researchers and practitioners will help us make sense of it and put it in the service of student success." —Thomas Cavanagh, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Digital Learning, University of Central Florida"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning is an excellent addition to the canon of literature in this field. The book offers several valuable perspectives and innovative ways of approaching both new and old problems to improve organizational outcomes."—Jeffrey S. Russell, P.E., Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, NAC, F.NSPE, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, Dean for Div. of Continuing Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison"Data is used to customize experiences from buying an item to booking travel. What about learning—a uniquely human endeavor? This book contextualizes the complex answers to that question shedding light on areas with promise: learning analytics, adaptive learning and the use of big data."—Dale Whittaker, Senior Program Officer in Post-Secondary Success, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning presents a timely and wide-ranging consideration of the progress of adaptive learning and analytics in levelling the educational playing field, while providing necessary cautions regarding the drawing of too many conclusions in what is still a nascent area."—Frank Claffey, Chief Product Officer, Realizeit Learning"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning provides insights and best practices from leaders in digital learning who outline considerations for strategies, change management, and effective decision making related to data. As higher education expands its work in digital learning and utilizing data for decisions, this book is a must read!"—Dr. Connie Johnson, Chancellor, Colorado Technical University"Data analytics and adaptive learning compromise two of the most relevant educational challenges. This book provides excellent research approaches and analysis to answer practical questions related to digital education involving teachers and learners"—Josep M Duart & Elsa Rodriguez, Editor-in-Chief & Editorial Manager of the International Journal of Educational technology in Higher Education, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)"Data, analytics, and machine learning are impacting all jobs and industries. For education, the opportunities are immense, but so are the challenges. This book provides an essential view into the possibilities and pitfalls. If you want to use data to impact learners positively, this book is a must-read."—Colm Howlin, PhD, Chief Data Scientist, ReliaQuest"Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning helps the educational community broaden its understanding of these two technology-based opportunities to enhance education, looking at very different complementary contributions. Congratulations to the authors."—Alvaro Galvis, professor at University of Los Andes, Bogotá"The menus, dashboards, and pathways to effective data analytics and adaptive learning can be found in this massively timely and hugely impactful juggernaut."—Curtis J. Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology and adjunct in the School of Informatics, Indiana University Bloomington"Adaptive learning and learning analytics – should we use both or choose one? Do they imply organizational transformation? What works and what does not? In my opinion, the book is valuable reading for those seeking the answers to their questions."—Maria Zajac, Associate Professor (emeritus) at Pedagogical University Cracow and SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Certified Instructional Designer, Poland "Data analytics and adaptive learning platforms can direct support as needed to at-risk students, helping to create more equitable outcomes. This volume contains a timely collection of studies that examine the impact of these approaches."—John Kane, Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at SUNY Oswego."This book shines a spotlight on the potential for data analytics, adaptive learning and big data to transform higher education. The volume lights the way for those brave enough to embrace a new paradigm of teaching and learning that enacts a more equitable and person-centered experience for all learners."—Paige McDonald, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences"Deftly weaving adaptive learning and analytic theory and practice together, the authors offer numerous examples of how these methods can help us address academic barriers to student success. Their work significantly strengthens the fabric of knowledge on how adaptive learning can benefit students (and faculty)." —Dale P. Johnson, Director of Digital Innovation, University Design Institute, Arizona State University"The authors of this book convince us that the concepts of data analytics and adaptive learning are tightly integrated, and the book provides insights on different aspects related to utilization of intelligent technologies and how to approach the learning cycle at different stages." —Eli Hustad, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Agder"Student success is a fundamental mission for all educational institutions. This book explores the current opportunities within analytics, adaptive Learning, and organizational transformation to generate wide-scale and equitable learning outcomes."—John Campbell, Associate Professor, Higher Education Administration, School of Education, West Virginia University"This book brings together top scholars making the connection between data analytics and adaptive learning, all while keeping pedagogical theory on the central stage. It’s a powerhouse driven in equal parts by excellence and innovation providing vision for educators on the quest for learner success across the spectrum."—Kimberly Arnold, Director of Learning Analytics Center of Excellence"Once again, a dream team of faculty, researchers, thought leaders and practitioners come up with this defining, must-read book for every institutional leader and teacher that is invested in the success of every student. This book based on years of research and practice gives the "how-to"."—Manoj Kulkarni, CEO at Realizeit Learning"The chapters in this book bring a desperately needed clarity and a depth of understanding to the topic of data and analytics, adaptive learning and learning more generally in higher education. You will leave this book smarter about these topics than you started and both you and higher education will be the beneficiary."—Glenda MorganTable of ContentsSection 1: Introduction 1. Data Analytics and Adaptive Learning: Increasing the Odds Section 2: Analytics 2. What We Want Versus What We Have: Transforming Teacher Performance Analytics to Personalize Professional Development 3. System-Wide Momentum 4. A Precise and Consistent Early Warning System for Identifying At-Risk Students 5. Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and the Impact of Delivering Personalized Supports to Students from Underserved Backgrounds 6. Predicting Student Success with Self-regulated Behaviors: A Seven-year Data Analytics Study on a Hong Kong University English Course 7. Back to Bloom: Why Theory Matters in Closing the Achievement Gap 8. The Metaphors We Learn By: Toward a Philosophy of Learning Analytics Section 3: Adaptive Learning 9. A Cross-Institutional Survey of the Instructor Use of Data Analytics in Adaptive Courses 10. Data Analytics in Adaptive Learning for Equitable Outcomes 11. Banking on Adaptive Questions to Nudge Student Responsibility for Learning in General Chemistry 12. 3-Year Experience with Adaptive Learning: Faculty and Student Perspectives 13. Analyzing Question Items with Limited Data 14. When Adaptivity and Universal Design for Learning are Not Enough: Bayesian Network Recommendations for Tutoring Section 4: Organizational Transformation 15. Sprint to 2027: Corporate Analytics in the Digital Age 16. Academic Digital Transformation: Focused on Data, Equity and Learning Science Section 5: Closing 17. Future Technological Trends and Research – Tony Picciano

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the intelligent technologies that are transforming creative practices and industries.The future of creative work will be more complicated than âœthe robots will take our jobs.â The workplace is becoming increasingly hybridized, with human and computational labor complementing each other. Some economic roles for the former will no doubt fade over time, while new roles are created to produce artificial intelligence (AI)-related technologies and implementations for productivity. New tools for the generation and personalization of content across platforms will be as ubiquitous as the automation of repetitive tasks in content creation workflows. Cultural conceptions of what it means to be a creative worker will necessarily change as a result of these transformations in human-machine labor. The volume covers the possibilities of humans and robots developing collegial relationships, creative cybernetics as machines and artists become co-creators of art, the reco

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Book SynopsisThe Pocket Diary of a SENCO spans a typical school year and includes hopeful and often humorous diary entries that share the authentic aspirations, joys and frustrations of championing inclusion and working in the role of a SENCO. Grounded in real-life experiences and day-to-day practice, Pippa McLean describes the experiences of a SENCO and the reality of SEND provision in school, drawing out the personal characteristics and values that schools can foster to support inclusive practice and nurture positive relationships between children, parents and colleagues. Diary extracts across the months range from Be ready to hit the road', Be gentle on yourself', to Be a culture builder'' and Be an advocate''. Each entry is followed by reflective questions and space for the reader to jot down their own thoughts, as well as monthly musings' to support their own professional development. Written in a truly conversational style, this essential pocket diary cTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTIONSEPTEMBEROCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBERJANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRILMAY JUNEJULYAUGUSTEPILOGUEABOUT THE AUTHORINDEX

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Book SynopsisThis book provides real stories about the South Korean semiconductor community. It explores the lives and careers of six influential semiconductor engineers who all studied at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) under the mentorship of Dr. Kim Choong-Ki, the most influential semiconductor professor in South Korea during the last quarter of the twentieth century. Kimâs students became known as âœKimâs Mafiaâ because of the important positions they went on to hold in industry, government, and academia. This book will be of interest to semiconductor engineers and electronics engineers, historians of science and technology, and scholars and students of East Asian studies.âœThey were called âKimâs Mafia.â Kim Choong-Ki himself wouldnât have put it that way. But it was true what semiconductor engineers in South Korea whispered about his former students: They were everywhere. â Kim was the first professor in South Korea to systematically teach semiconductor engineering. From 1975, when the nation had barely begun producing its first transistors, to 2008, when he retired from teaching, Kim trained more than 100 students, effectively creating the first two generations of South Korean semiconductor experts.â (Source: IEEE Spectrum, October, 2022.)Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations. Note on Romanization of Korean. Preface. Introduction. 1. Historical Background: Science and Technology in South Korea, KAIST, and the Semiconductor Industry. Part I Mentor 2. Godfather of the South Korean Semiconductor Community: Kim Choong-Ki. Part II Mentees 3. Teacher, Chip Designer, Patron of Startups, and Spokesperson: Kyung Chong-Min. 4. Mr. NAND Flash: Lim Hyung-Kyu. 5. Exploring New Semiconductor Areas: Cho Byung-Jin. 6. Master of TFT-LCD and OLED: Ha Yong-Min. 7. Treasure of SK Hynix: Park Sung-Kye. 8. Engineer-Entrepreneur: Chung Han. Epilogue: Who Will Become the Next Kim Choong- Ki?. References. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe text envisages novel optimization methods that significantly impact real-life problems, starting from inventory control to economic decision-making. It discusses topics such as inventory control, queueing models, timetable scheduling, fuzzy optimization, and the Knapsack problem. The book's content encompass the following key aspects: Presents a new model based on an unreliable server, wherein the convergence analysis is done using nature-inspired algorithms Discusses the optimization techniques used in transportation problems, timetable problems, and optimal/dynamic pricing in inventory control Highlights single and multi-objective optimization problems using pentagonal fuzzy numbers Illustrates profit maximization inventory model for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with imprecise costs Showcases nature-inspired algorithms such as particle swarm optimization, genetic algorithm, bat algorithm, and cuckoo search algorithm Table of ContentsChapter 1Ant colony optimization algorithm for the university course timetabling problem using events based on groupings of studentsRakesh P. Badoni, Sanjeev Kumar, R.P. Mohanty, and Ashirbad SarangiChapter 2Genetic Optimization and Their ApplicationsTusar Kanti Mishra, Vaibhav Bhartia, and B. K. TripathyChapter 3Different Variants of Unreliable Server: An Economic ApproachShreekant Varshney, Chandra Shekhar, Vivek Tiwari, and Kocherlakota Satya PritamChapter 4Multi-Objective Fuzzy Linear Programming Problem with Fuzzy Decision Variables: A Geometrical ApproachAdmasu Tadesse, M. M. Acharya, Manoranjan Sahoo, Srikumar AcharyaChapter 5On Approximation of Piecewise Linear Membership Functions and its Application to Solve Solid Transportation Problem with Fuzzy Cost CoefficientsPradip Kundu, and Manidatta RayChapter 6Profit Maximization Inventory Model for Non-Instantaneous Deteriorating Items with Imprecise CostsD. K. Nayak, S. K. Paikray, and A. K. SahooChapter 7A Fuzzy Inventory Model with Permissible Delay in Payments for Non- Instantaneous Deteriorating Items under InflationVipin Kumar, Amit Kumar, Chandra Shekhar, C. B. GuptaChapter 8Single and Multi-Objective Optimization Problems with Pentagonal Fuzzy NumberAnuradha Sahoo, Jayanta Kumar Dash, Ruchika MoharanaChapter 9Sensitivity Analysis of Fuzzy Linear Programming Problems with Symmetric Trapezoidal Fuzzy NumbersSanjaya K. Behera, and J. R. NayakChapter 10Constrained Effective Bit Selection Algorithm for Solving 0-1 Knapsack ProblemRajpal Rajbhar, and L. N. DasChapter 11A Transportation Model with Rough Cost, Demand, and SupplySubhakanta Dash, and S. P. MohantyChapter 12Impact of COVID-19 on the World EconomyAltaf Ahmad, Anjanna Matta, and Topunuru KaladharChapter 13Food Waste: Impact of Covid-19 on Urban and Rural AreasSurya Kant Pal, Mahesh Kumar Jayaswal, Subhodeep Mukherjee, Kriss Gunjan, Jyotirmai Satapathy, Simran SinghChapter 14A Conceptual Study of Association Factors Contributing to the Stress Level of Parents During the Pandemic Era in NCRNitendra Kumar, Pooja Singh, Santosh Kumar, Surya Kant Pal, Khursheed Alam, Mahesh Kumar Jayaswal

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Book SynopsisAre you an experienced programmer who wants to get started quickly in JavaScript and the HTML DOM? This is your book.Do you need encyclopedic knowledge of JavaScript and/or the HTML DOM? This book is not for you.Are you a novice who wants to learn to program? This book is not for you. In fact, this language is not for you. Get a good Python book.This book will get you programming in JavaScript as quickly as possible. In addition, it will provide you with a basic understanding of the Document Object Model, the massive data structure used to represent web pages. With these tools, you will be able to build interactive web pages.If you program in C++ or Java, there are parts of the book you can skip over because the JavaScript statements are exactly the same. These parts are clearly marked.JavaScript is the languageâthe only languageâused by browsers. To create interactive web pages, you need to know both JavaScript and the DOM. This book will get you started.Table of Contents1.Introduction, 2.JavaScript: The Bare Minimum, 3.JavaScript: In More Detail, 4.Client-Side JavaScript

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Book SynopsisA special quality about the medium of virtual reality is its immersive nature, allowing users to disengage from the physical world around them in order to fully interact with a digital environment. An Artistic Approach to Virtual Reality traces the lineage of artist/technologists who have worked with virtual reality in its infancy to the interactive virtual work of contemporary artists such as Laurie Anderson.Interlaced within a survey of artists whose works fit in the boundary of the interactive virtual medium, this book teases out what qualifies as interactive virtual artworks. The authors discuss the theories behind basic mechanics required to enter the virtual reality space and investigate theories around visual and embodied conceptual space.Key Features: Explores theoretical and practical aspects of using virtual reality for artistic practice Includes examples and discussion of virtual reality artworks from award-winning artistsTable of ContentsDedication Author Biographies Preface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Early Predecessors Chapter 3: Artists Working in Virtual Reality pre-2010 Chapter Four: Mechanics, Input, and Output Chapter Five: Artist Gallery- Lawrence Lek, Mohsen Hazarati, Sandrine Deumier Chapter 6: The Visual Conceptual Space Chapter Seven: Artist Gallery- Ian Cheng, Matteo Zamagni, and Rebecca Allen Chapter Eight: Virtual Reality as a Medium Chapter Nine: Artist Gallery- Jacolby Satterwaite and Rachel Rossin Chapter Ten: The Embodied Conceptual Space Chapter Eleven: Artist Gallery - Lori Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang Chapter Twelve: Output and Access of Artistic Virtual Reality Content Chapter Thirteen: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis timely volume highlights the novel ways in which cutting-edge virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) technology is being used in STEM education.Today, there are many exciting advances occurring in Immersive Learning Environments (ILEs) and innovative applications in STEM education. Recent breakthroughs in technologies such VR, AR, and Mixed Reality (MR) as well as Cross Reality (XR) that leverages VR, AR, and MR are finally making it feasible for educators in STEM to adopt ILEs in their classrooms in a scalable manner. Edited by experienced XR researchers in STEM education, Wang, Ryoo, and Winkelmann, the book focuses on the use of ILEs for creating experiences that excite, inspire, and engage learners in STEM disciplines. Chapters include research studies and practical applications addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with adopting technologies. This book covers the entire spectrum of immersive platform types and ILEs such as desktop, mobile, wearabTable of ContentsIntroduction: Cross Reality (XR) and Immersive Learning Environments (ILE) in education 1. Team-based mobile learning supported by an intelligent system: case study of STEM students 2. Probability learning in mathematics using augmented reality: impact on students’ learning gains and attitudes 3. Reply to which post? An analysis of peer reviews in a high school SPOC 4. The SOR (stimulus-organism-response) paradigm in online learning: an empirical study of students’ knowledge hiding perceptions 5. Design and implementation of data collection mechanism for 3D design course based on xAPI standard 6. Learning gains and attitudes of students performing chemistry experiments in an immersive virtual world 7. Investigating high school students’ perceptions and presences under VR learning environment

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Book SynopsisThe term Fintech is a combination of the words financial and technology, which is now a real business need. However, there are limited books covering holistic aspects from adoption to the future of Fintech. This book directs readers on how to adopt Fintech, develop regulation and risk frameworks, implement it in financial services, address ethical dilemmas, and sustain improvements. The anticipated challenges are developing trust, security, privacy, and a regulated environment without compromising profitability and financial stability. The anticipated solution is strengthening the governance, use of unbreachable technologies, risk management, consumer data protection, and sustainable practices.This book is recommended for stakeholders, especially Fintech scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. It provides holistic insight and opportunities to support Fintech developments for the betterment of the economy and society. Fintech is defined as injecting technology into the area

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Book SynopsisSoftware Design: Creating Solutions for Ill-Structured Problems, Third Edition provides a balanced view of the many and varied software design practices used by practitioners. The book provides a general overview of software design within the context of software development and as a means of addressing ill-structured problems. The third edition has been expanded and reorganised to focus on the structure and process aspects of software design, including architectural issues, as well as design notations and models. It also describes a variety of different ways of creating design solutions such as plan-driven development, agile approaches, patterns, product lines, and other forms.FeaturesIncludes an overview and review of representation forms used for modelling design solutionsProvides a concise review of design practices and how these relate to ideas about software architectureUses an evidence-informed basis for discussing design concepts and Table of ContentsPreface. Part 1. Characteristics of Software Design. The Nature of the Design Process. The Process of Software Design. Design in the Software Development Process. Design Qualities. Studying Design. Part 2. Transfering Design Knowledge. Describing a Design Model. Transfering Design Knowledge. Some Design Representations. Organizing the Design Process. Designing with Patterns. Part 3 Plan-Driven Design. Stepwise Refinement. Structured Systems Analysis and Structured Design. Designing with Objects. Designing with Components and Services. A Formal Approach to Design. Part 4. Agile Design. Incremental Design. The Emergence of Agile Thinking. Extreme Programming. Scrum.

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Book SynopsisVirtual Humans provides a much-needed definition of what constitutes a virtual human' and places virtual humans within the wider context of Artificial Intelligence development. It explores the technical approaches to creating a virtual human, as well as emergent issues such as embodiment, identity, agency and digital immortality, and the resulting ethical challenges. The book presents an overview of current research and practice in this area, and outlines the major challenges faced by today's developers and researchers. The book examines the possibility for using virtual humans in a variety of roles, from personal assistants to teaching, coaching and knowledge management, and the book situates these discussions around familiar applications (e.g. Siri, Cortana, Alexa) and the portrayal of virtual humans within Science Fiction.Features Presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field Provides anTrade Review"This book presents an overview of the present state of play with virtual humans. Appearance, attributes, communication and intelligence are all investigated, and the architectures involved are covered in detail. If you have little knowledge of what a virtual human is, but want to find out, then this is the book for you. For researchers in the virtual human field this is a definite must." -Professor Kevin Warwick, Coventry University "David Burden and Maggi Savin-Baden’s Virtual Humans offers a thorough, research-based treatment of how digital entities with human-like features and capabilities have left the domain of science fiction and are rapidly becoming a major aspect of human culture. In their clearly-written and well-organized work, they describe the current forms and abilities of virtual humans (including smart speakers and virtual assistant systems like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana and various types of Internet-based chatbots); examine how the creation of virtual bodies, senses, and minds can be combined to create virtual humans; and consider potential developments in the nature and functionality of virtual agents across a range of timeframes from the end of the next decade to the end of the century. Significantly, the authors recognize and discuss the great ethical, moral and social implications of these technological developments which makes their work relevant and important for the social sciences and humanities as well as the domains of computing and information sciences. I certainly intend to use Virtual Humans as an assigned reading in the interdisciplinary courses I teach on the personal and social impact of leading-edge digital technologies." -Richard Gilbert, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychology and New Technology Research Lab, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California "Intelligent, pragmatic and insightful, Virtual Humans is an essential guide for those who want to understand the complex landscape of today’s technology when thinking about designing and building a virtual human. Helpfully, it clearly deploys a wealth of supporting analysis, case studies, research, ethical questions, and moral dilemmas and adds a refreshing dose of healthy common sense along the way." -Nicola Strong, Strong Enterprises Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I The Landscape Chapter 1 What are Virtual Humans? Chapter 2 Virtual Humans and Artificial Intelligence Part II Technology Chapter 3 Body and Senses Chapter 4 Mind Chapter 5 Communication Chapter 6 Architecture Chapter 7 Embodiment Chapter 8 Assembling and Assemblages Part III Identity Chapter 9 Digital Ethics Chapter 10 Identity and Agency Chapter 11 Virtual Humans for Education Chapter 12 Digital Immortality Chapter 13 Futures and Possibilities Glossary

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Book SynopsisLike other critical organizational assets, information is a strategic asset that requires high level of oversight in order to be able to effectively use it for organizational decision-making, performance improvement, cost management, and risk mitigation.Adopting an information governance program shows a healthcare organizationâs commitment to managing its information as a valued strategic asset. Information governance serves the dual purpose of optimizing the ability to extract clinical and business value from healthcare information while meeting compliance needs and mitigating risk. Healthcare organizations that have information governance programs will have a competitive edge over others and contributes to safety and quality of care, population health, operational efficiency and effectiveness, and cost reduction initiatives. This is a much-needed book in the healthcare market space. It will explain, in clear terms, how to develop, launch, and oversee an Information GTrade Review"Proper attention to information governance most industries may mean the difference between profit and loss, but in healthcare it can mean the difference between life and death. As a healthcare professional, no longer can you afford to manage your information as anything less than the true asset it is. Thankfully, Robert Smallwood has given you this playbook to do just that." Douglas B. Laney, VP and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner, and author of Infonomics: How to Monetize, Manage, and Measure Information for Competitive Advantage Table of ContentsPreface. INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION GOVERNANCE. The Healthcare Information Governance Imperative. IG PLANNING & POLUCY DEVELOPMENT. Information Risk Planning & Management. Strategic Planning and Best Practices for IG. IG Policy Development. STRATEGIES AND ADVICE FROM THE FIELD. IG Education is Key to IG Success. IG in Healthcare. IG and InfoSec in Healthcare. IG and Privacy Issues. Identifying, Classifying and Managing Your Information Assets. Creating an Information Asset Register to Assis in Privacy Compliance. IG Insight: The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff. Anticipating Conflicts in Your IG Program. Information Governance and Brand Management: A Critical Link. Information Governance by Design: "Baking" IG into Everyday Processes. Long Term Digital Preservation in IG Programs. Veteran Advice on Getting Your IG Program Launched. Glossary. About the Author. About the Contributors.

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Book SynopsisThe book addresses the need to investigate new approaches to lower energy requirement in multiple application areas and serves as a guide into emerging circuit technologies. It explores revolutionary device concepts, sensors, and associated circuits and architectures that will greatly extend the practical engineering limits of energy-efficient computation. The book responds to the need to develop disruptive new system architecutres, circuit microarchitectures, and attendant device and interconnect technology aimed at achieving the highest level of computational energy efficiency for general purpose computing systems.Features Discusses unique technologies and material only available in specialized journal and conferences Covers emerging applications areas, such as ultra low power communications, emerging bio-electronics, and operation in extreme environments Explores broad circuit operation, ex. analog, RF, memory, and digital circuits ContaiTable of Contents1. Clock Generation and Distribution for Low-Power Digital Systems. 2. Design of Low Standby Power Fully Integrated Voltage Regulators. 3. On-Chip Regulators for Low Voltage and Portable Systems-on-Chip. 4. Low-Power Biosensor Design Techniques Based on Information theoretic Principles. 5. A Cost-Effective TAF-DPS Syntonuzation Scheme of Improving Clock Frequency Accuracy and Long-Term Frequency Stability for Universal Applications. 6. Exploiting Time: The Intersection Point of Multidiciplines and the Nest Challenge and Opportunity in the Making of Electronics. 7. Aging Evaluation and Mitigation Techniques Targeting FPGA Devices.

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Book SynopsisClient-Centered Software Development: The CO-FOSS Approach introduces a method to creating a customized software product for a single client, either from scratch or by reusing open source components. The clients are typically non-profit humanitarian, educational, or public service organizations. This approach has been used in undergraduate courses where students learn the principles of software development while implementing a real-world software product. This book provides instructors, students, clients, and professional software developers with detailed guidance for developing a new CO-FOSS product from conceptualization to completion.Features Provides instructors, students, clients, and professional software developers with a roadmap for the development of a new CO-FOSS product from conceptualization to completion Motivates students with real-world projects and community service experiences Trade Review"This all-inclusive text integrates the "soft skills" of working with an open-source software client with the "hard skills" of Web application development in PHP, while supporting faculty with project identification and development." -- Janet Davis, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, USA "Client-Centered Software Development: The CO-FOSS Approach provides a practical instructional roadmap for engaging students in experiential learning about software development. The text is enriched by hard-won experiences gleaned from years of tuning the authors' approach."-- Jim Bowring, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Charleston "This book is a practical and valuable guide for students and faculty to engage in Open Source Software projects. The CO-FOSS model should inspire a new generation of faculty and students to make a difference in their local communities and the world."-- Steven Huss-Lederman, Open Energy Dashboard "Working with Allen and his students was an invaluable experience. As a small non-profit the opportunity to tailor our own database to our distinct needs benefited us greatly. Our volunteers(the users) are able to easily negotiate the system and as a result we have maintained a vibrant volunteer base!"-- Joanna A. Powers, Volunteer Coordinator. Ronald McDonald House of Providence, Inc., Providence, RI "Under Allen Tucker's leadership, he and his students created a state-of-the-art- software program to help track food rescue in the Lowcountry. Working with volunteers at various levels of technical expertise, this simple and effective tool enables Second Helpings, a food rescue agency that rescued over three million pounds of food in 2018, to document over 300 volunteers, 30 food donors, 60 recipient agencies and millions of pounds of food rescued annually by category. HOMEPLATE has been made it easy for the staff to communicate with all these audiences. It is invaluable in collecting data that is needed to grow financial support for the agency and to fight hunger in our community. We also document interaction with all audiences inside this software. SIMPLE, SMART and FREE are three attributes that have made a big difference for Second Helpings. We are indebted to Allen Tucker for his continued support and expertise."--Lili Coleman, Executive Director, Second Helpings, Hilton Head Island, SC "This teaching volume offers a complete guide to support an instructor, students, a volunteer real-world client, and a pro bono developer in jointly completing a customized, non-commercial software development project, providing a one-semester capstone course curriculum for upper-division majors in computer science. By incorporating the roles of all parties involved, Tucker demonstrates how formalizing roles through "user stories" can continue to refine the requirements-gathering process as a new system is actually being developed and tested. Tucker's unique contribution is in designing a case study to teach habits of continuous learning and the value of approaching software development as a form of humanitarian effort to future general practitioners of the art." --F. H. Wild III, University of Rhode Island "This all-inclusive text integrates the "soft skills" of working with an open-source software client with the "hard skills" of Web application development in PHP, while supporting faculty with project identification and development." -- Janet Davis, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, USA "Client-Centered Software Development: The CO-FOSS Approach provides a practical instructional roadmap for engaging students in experiential learning about software development. The text is enriched by hard-won experiences gleaned from years of tuning the authors' approach."-- Jim Bowring, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Charleston "This book is a practical and valuable guide for students and faculty to engage in Open Source Software projects. The CO-FOSS model should inspire a new generation of faculty and students to make a difference in their local communities and the world."-- Steven Huss-Lederman, Open Energy Dashboard "Working with Allen and his students was an invaluable experience. As a small non-profit the opportunity to tailor our own database to our distinct needs benefited us greatly. Our volunteers(the users) are able to easily negotiate the system and as a result we have maintained a vibrant volunteer base!"-- Joanna A. Powers, Volunteer Coordinator. Ronald McDonald House of Providence, Inc., Providence, RI "Under Allen Tucker's leadership, he and his students created a state-of-the-art- software program to help track food rescue in the Lowcountry. Working with volunteers at various levels of technical expertise, this simple and effective tool enables Second Helpings, a food rescue agency that rescued over three million pounds of food in 2018, to document over 300 volunteers, 30 food donors, 60 recipient agencies and millions of pounds of food rescued annually by category. HOMEPLATE has been made it easy for the staff to communicate with all these audiences. It is invaluable in collecting data that is needed to grow financial support for the agency and to fight hunger in our community. We also document interaction with all audiences inside this software. SIMPLE, SMART and FREE are three attributes that have made a big difference for Second Helpings. We are indebted to Allen Tucker for his continued support and expertise."--Lili Coleman, Executive Director, Second Helpings, Hilton Head Island, SC "This teaching volume offers a complete guide to support an instructor, students, a volunteer real-world client, and a pro bono developer in jointly completing a customized, non-commercial software development project, providing a one-semester capstone course curriculum for upper-division majors in computer science. By incorporating the roles of all parties involved, Tucker demonstrates how formalizing roles through "user stories" can continue to refine the requirements-gathering process as a new system is actually being developed and tested. Tucker's unique contribution is in designing a case study to teach habits of continuous learning and the value of approaching software development as a form of humanitarian effort to future general practitioners of the art." --F. H. Wild III, University of Rhode Island Table of ContentsChapter 1 □ The Journey Section I Organization Stage Chapter 2 □ Finding a Client and a Project Chapter 3 □ Defining the Course Section II Development Stage Chapter 4 □ Project Launch Chapter 5 □ Domain Class Development Chapter 6 □ Database Development Chapter 7 □ User Interface Development Chapter 8 □ Preparing to Deploy Section III Deployment Stage Chapter 9 □ Continuing the Journey

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Book SynopsisBehavior Trees (BTs) provide a way to structure the behavior of an artificial agent such as a robot or a non-player character in a computer game. Traditional design methods, such as finite state machines, are known to produce brittle behaviors when complexity increases, making it very hard to add features without breaking existing functionality. BTs were created to address this very problem, and enables the creation of systems that are both modular and reactive. Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI: An Introduction provides a broad introduction as well as an in-depth exploration of the topic, and is the first comprehensive book on the use of BTs.This book introduces the subject of BTs from simple topics, such as semantics and design principles, to complex topics, such as learning and task planning. For each topic, the authors provide a set of examples, ranging from simple illustrations to realistic complex behaviors, to enable the reader Table of Contents1. What are Behavior Trees? 2. How Behavior Trees Generalize and Relate to Earlier Ideas 3. Design principles 4. Extensions of Behavior Trees 5. Analysis of Efficiency, Safety, and Robustness 6. Formal Analysis of How Behavior Trees Generalize Earlier Ideas 7. Behavior Trees and Automated Planning 8. Behavior Trees and Machine Learning 9. Stochastic Behavior Trees 10. Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisAs the title suggests, this book explores the concepts of drawing, graphics and animation in the context of coding. In this endeavour, in addition to initiating the process with some historical perspectives on programming languages, it prides itself by presenting complex concepts in an easy-to-understand fashion for students, artists, hobbyists as well as those interested in computer science, computer graphics, digital media, or interdisciplinary studies.Being able to code requires abstract thinking, mathematics skills, spatial ability, logical thinking, imagination, and creativity. All these abilities can be acquired with practice, and can be mastered by practical exposure to art, music, and literature. This book discusses art, poetry and other forms of writing while pondering difficult concepts in programming; it looks at how we use our senses in the process of learning computing and programming.Features: Introduces coding in a visual way Explores Table of ContentsIntroduction Introduction to Coding Coding for Art Interactivity and visualising inputs: mouse, data, finger Translation Conclusions and Educational Propositions Glossary

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many perspectives as possible, and award-winning author Jesse Schell presents over 100 sets of questions to ask yourself as you build, play and change your game until you finalise your design.This latest third edition includes examples from new VR and AR platforms as well as from modern games such as Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us, Free to Play games, hybrid games, transformational games, and more.Whatever your role in video game development an understanding of the principles of game design will make you better at what you do. For over 10 years this book has provided iTable of ContentsCh 1 In the Beginning, There Is the Designer. Ch 2 The Designer Creates an Experience. Ch 3 The Experience Takes Place in a Venue. Ch 4 The Experience Rises Out of a Game. Ch 5 The Game Consists of Elements. Ch 6 Ch 7 The Elements Support a Theme. Ch 8 The Game Begins with an Idea. Ch 9 The Game Improves through Iteration. Ch 10 The Game Is Made for a Player. Ch 11 The Experience Is in the Player’s Mind. Ch 12 The Player’s Mind Is Driven by the Player’s Motivation. Ch 13 Some Elements Are Game Mechanics. Ch 14 Game Mechanics Must Be in Balance. Ch 15 Game Mechanics Support Puzzles. Ch 16 Players Play Games through an Interface. Ch 17 Experiences Can Be Judged by Their Interest Curves. Ch 18 One Kind of Experience Is the Story. Ch 19 Story and Game Structures Can Be Artfully Merged with Indirect Control. Ch 20 Stories and Games Take Place in Worlds. Ch 21 Worlds Contain Characters. Ch 22 Worlds Contain Spaces. Ch 23 The Look and Feel of a World Is Defined by Its Aesthetics. Ch 24 Some Games Are Played with Other Players. Ch 25 Other Players Sometimes Form Communities. Ch 26 The Designer Usually Works with a Team. Ch 27 The Team Sometimes Communicates through Documents. Ch 28 Good Games Are Created through Playtesting. Ch 29 The Team Builds a Game with Technology. Ch 30 Your Game Will Probably Have a Client. Ch 31 The Designer Gives the Client a Pitch. Ch 32 The Designer and Client Want the Game to Make a Profit. Games Ch 33 Transform Their Players. Designers Have Certain Responsibilities. Ch 34 Each Designer Has a Purpose.

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Book SynopsisWe can''t imagine our lives without the Internet. It is the tool of our existence; without it we couldn''t work, plan our social and leisure activities, and interact with friends. The Internet's influence on contemporary society extends across every aspect of our personal and professional lives, but how has this altered us in psychological terms? How are we to understand how the Internet can promote enormous amounts of caring and kindness to strangers and yet be the source of unremitting acts of terror? This book, grounded in the latest cutting-edge research, enhances our understanding of how we, and our children, behave online. It explores questions such as: Why does our self-control abandon us sometimes on the Internet? Why does the Internet create a separate realm of social and personal relationships? How does all that change us as people? Are youngsters really as exposed and threatened on the web as people think? Internet Trade Review‘This outstanding book presents an excellent overview of the psychology of the internet, analysing how our notions of anonymity, exposure, control, accessibility and equality will be revolutionalized in an on-line environment. It explains how the digital age will force us to re-think our conventional ideas about romance, relationships, aggression, parenting and group behaviour. The book will be of interest to researchers, students and practitioners not only in psychology, but in all related disciplines as well where the internet changed the way we relate to each other.' - Joseph Paul Forgas, AM, DPhil, DSc. (Oxford), FASSA, Scientia Professor of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia'In this important new book Yair Amichai-Hamburger demonstrates his encyclopedic knowledge of this fascinating field of modern psychology. With the same deft touch he takes the reader through a bewildering range of topics – illustrating the good (therapy, romance, and volunteering), the bad (violence) and the ugly (hate forums) – that illustrates the all-encompassing effect of the internet on our daily lives.' - Miles Hewstone, Professor of Social Psychology & Public Policy, University of OxfordTable of ContentsChapter 1: Personality and Internet Use Chapter 2: Who gets Richer on the Net?Chapter 3 - Is there real love online?Chapter 4: Aggression and the Internet: why is it so easy to be aggressive on the net?Chapter 5: What did you learn on the Internet today: how will we protect our children online?Chapter 6: The Elderly and Wellness: How can the elderly population utilize the Internet to improve their wellbeing? Chapter 7: The power of belonging: Online groups and their impactChapter 8: Leadership: leading people to the targetChapter 9: Is there good in the online world? Helping others through the Internet. Chapter 10: Will the Internet bring peace? Using the net to solve global intergroup conflicts.Chapter 11 Whither the Internet?

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Book SynopsisIn our abundant computing infrastructure, performance improvements across most all application spaces are now severely limited by the energy dissipation involved in processing, storing, and moving data. The exponential increase in the volume of data to be handled by our computational infrastructure is driven in large part by unstructured data from countless sources. This book explores revolutionary device concepts, associated circuits, and architectures that will greatly extend the practical engineering limits of energy-efficient computation from device to circuit to system level. With chapters written by international experts in their corresponding field, the text investigates new approaches to lower energy requirements in computing.Features Has a comprehensive coverage of various technologies Written by international experts in their corresponding field Covers revolutionary concepts at the device, circuit, and system levelsTrade ReviewThe book Energy Efficient Computing & Electronics: Devices to Systems contains a wealth of valuable resources being of paramount importance for graduated students, engineers, researchers and scientists willing to start exploring energy efficient designs of electronic devices, sensors, circuits and systems. The book is also a valuable tool for graduated level teachers, and practicing professionals who need to understand and master energy efficient revolutionary device concepts, associated circuits, and architectures that may greatly extend the practical engineering limits of future energy-efficient computation from device to system level.-Industrial Electronics Magazine (IEM)Table of ContentsSection I Emerging Low Power Devices: A FinFET-Based Framework for VLSI Design at the 7 nm Node. Molecular Phenomena in MOSFET Gate Dielectrics and Interfaces. Tunneling Field Effect Transistors. The Exploitation of the Spin-Transfer Torque Effect for CMOS Compatible Beyond Von Neumann Computing. Ferroelectric Tunnel Junctions As Ultra-Low-Power Computing Devices. Section II Sensors, Interconnects and Rectifiers: X-ray Sensors Based on Chromium Compensated Gallium Arsenide (HR GaAs:Cr). Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers for Interconnects. Low-Power Optoelectronic Interconnects on Two-Dimensional Semiconductors. GaN-Based Schottky Barriers for Low Turn-On Voltage Rectifiers. Compound Semiconductor Oscillation Device Fabricated by Stoichiometry Controlled-Epitaxial Growth and Its Application to Terahertz and Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy. Section III Systems Design and Applications: Low Power Biosensor Design Techniques Based on Information Theoretic Principles. Low-Power Processor Design Methodology: High-Level Estimation and Optimization via Processor Description Language. Spatio-Temporal Multi-Application Request Scheduling in Energy-Efficient Data Centers. Ultra-Low-Voltage Implementation of Neural Networks. Multi-Pattern Matching Based Dynamic Malware Detection in Smart Phones.

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Book SynopsisIn order to maximize IT resources and justify IT expenditures, CIO's and other IT managers must be able to identify meaningful metrics and explain them in a way that management can understand. The Business Value of IT: Managing Risks, Optimizing Performance, and Measuring Results solves this problem by providing practical answers to these questions: What does IT contribute to the business? Why should we care about IT governance? How can we best measure IT performance? How do we mitigate the risks associated with change? Leading consultants Michael D. Harris, David E. Herron, and Stasia Iwanicki share their real-world experiences to explain how you can demonstrate IT's value, and potentially find extra value you didn't know your IT organization creates. They also show how to apply risk management to process improvement and avoid unintended consequences of process improvement programs. The text provides thTrade ReviewAn excellent reference for the CIO and for the line manager seeking to engage the business with the transparency into the investment and cost equation they demand to justify the cost of IT.—Mike Antico, CTO, Wolters Kluwer, New York, USA Table of ContentsWhat Does IT Contribute to the Business? What Should the Business Expect from IT? How Do I Measure the Value of IT? How Much IT Is Enough? Am I Paying Too Much for IT? Why Should We Care About IT Governance? Who Governs IT? What Models Should IT Use? What Tools Should IT Use? Are we Outsourcing Effectively? Why Should We Measure IT Performance? How Do I Measure IT Performance? Is IT Operating Effectively? Where Are We in Relation to Industry Peers? How Can We Do IT Better? How Should We Change? How Can We Manage IT Changes? How Should IT Manage Risk? How Should IT Manage Its People? What Should IT Expect From the Business? Index.

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Book SynopsisImagine the dynamics of an international engineering project such as this one: a U.S. group designs, prototypes, and qualifies disk drive heads; wafers for the drive heads are manufactured in the U.S. and sent to Malaysia for subassembly; a South Korean firm assembles these components; the final product, a fully automated disk drive, is completed in Japan. In addition to the global complexities of the project, there are a host of issues in leading the project team spread across continents. Global Engineering Project Management aligns real-world experiences in managing global projects with practical project management principles. The author demonstrates how to anticipate issues, covering everything from start-up planning and supply management to cost containment, post-project evaluation and protecting intellectual property. He explores technologies, virtual teams, traditions, economics, politics, and legal issues in the context of international projeTable of ContentsWhat is an International Engineering Project. Checklist. Who is an International Engineering Project Manager? Checklist. Getting an International Project. Checklist . Planning an international Project. Checklist. Executing an International Project. Checklist. Closing an International Project. Checklist.

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Book Synopsisa must-read text that provides a historical lens to see how ubicomp has matured into a multidisciplinary endeavor. It will be an essential reference to researchers and those who want to learn more about this evolving field.-From the Foreword, Professor Gregory D. Abowd, Georgia Institute of TechnologyFirst introduced two decades ago, the term ubiquitous computing is now part of the common vernacular. Ubicomp, as it is commonly called, has grown not just quickly but broadly so as to encompass a wealth of concepts and technology that serves any number of purposes across all of human endeavor. While such growth is positive, the newest generation of ubicomp practitioners and researchers, isolated to specific tasks, are in danger of losing their sense of history and the broader perspective that has been so essential to the field's creativity and brilliance.Under the guidance of John Krumm, an original ubicomp pioneer, Ubiquitous Computing FundamentaTrade Review"… a must-read text that provides a historical lens to see how ubicomp has matured into a multidisciplinary endeavor. It will be an essential reference to researchers and those who want to learn more about this evolving field."-Professor Gregory D. Abowd, Georgia Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsAn Introduction to Ubiquitous Computing. Ubiquitous Computing Systems. Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing. Ubiquitous Computing Field Studies. Ethnography in Ubiquitous Computing. From GUI to UUI: Interfaces for Ubiquitous Computing. Location in Ubiquitous Computing. Context-Aware Computing. Processing Sequential Sensor.

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Book SynopsisThe primary cause of many project failures is that responsible executives, because of their lack of knowledge in project management, fail to demand that their managers and staff properly utilize the well-proven best practices, processes, systems, and tools that are now available in this field. This book remedies this situation by providing executives at all levels with the understanding and knowledge needed to best take advantage of the power of effective project management and thereby lead and manage innovations within their enterprise.In Leading and Managing Innovation: What Every Executive Team Must Know about Project, Program, and Portfolio Management, Second Edition, the authors present concise descriptions of The key concepts underlying project and program management The important characteristics of projects and programs How projects and programs are best governed and managed How to determine if the desired benefits have Trade Review"This unique book provides a much required integrative view on innovation, project, program, and portfolio management. It should be useful to any executive who is concerned with promoting innovation and execution in the company. Based on years of experience and writing the authors are conveying a broad understanding of these concepts to executive teams in a concise manner, together with the importance of achieving innovation or major changes within enterprises. The executive demands listed in Chapter 7 are unique in the project management literature, and if combined with the corporate strategy, can produce excellence in selecting and executing innovative projects."— Dr. Aaron Shenhar, PMI Fellow, Professor of Project and Technology Management; Chairman and Founder, Technological Leadership Institute, SPLWIN Group; co-author of Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation "I believe this book to be much needed, about the correct level for an executive to use/grasp, and timely."— Marc Zocher, Consultant, as Project Manager received the 2011 PMI Distinguished Project Award for the G2 Information System Project for the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative "This important book explains why executives need to build, support and maintain a mature portfolio management process."— Wayne Abba, Abba Consulting, internationally known advocate for project and program management using Earned Value; Adviser to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (USGAO) "In Leading and Managing Innovation, Russ and Shane Archibald describe three significant attributes related to successful innovation. First, the importance of the presence or, if necessary, the creation of enabling frameworks is discussed. Second, the importance of systemic factors to successful innovation is outlined and strategies for capitalizing on the presence of these factors are discussed. Finally, the case for project driven execution, continuously and acutely focused on well-articulated strategic objectives, is solidly made."— Bob Prieto, Sr. Vice President, Flour Corp., author of Strategic Program Management "This book zeroes in on the symbiotic relationship that exists between projects and programs, and the innovations required for organizations to gain market share and prosper. As the authors point out in this pleasantly formatted and readable book, "All Significant Innovations are achieved through Projects and Programs." The special characteristics of innovation are discussed, and the book provides an in-depth description of the basics of project management required for ensuring that innovation is managed effectively and efficiently. It will give the reader a solid overview of fundamentals and how those basics can be applied productively in these increasingly challenging times."— Paul Dinsmore, Dinsmore Associates, PMI Fellow, co-author of Enterprise Project Governance, and author of 19 other books on project management "These two really know how to organize and deliver useful new things and useful changes."— Dr. Martin Barnes, CBE; a Founder, Honorary Fellow, and former Chairman and President of the UK Association for Project Management (APM); and former Executive Director of the Major Projects Association (MPA) "This unique book provides a much required integrative view on innovation, project, program, and portfolio management. It should be useful to any executive who is concerned with promoting innovation and execution in the company. Based on years of experience and writing the authors are conveying a broad understanding of these concepts to executive teams in a concise manner, together with the importance of achieving innovation or major changes within enterprises. The executive demands listed in Chapter 7 are unique in the project management literature, and if combined with the corporate strategy, can produce excellence in selecting and executing innovative projects."— Dr. Aaron Shenhar, PMI Fellow, Professor of Project and Technology Management; Chairman and Founder, Technological Leadership Institute, SPLWIN Group; co-author of Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation "I believe this book to be much needed, about the correct level for an executive to use/grasp, and timely."— Marc Zocher, Consultant, as Project Manager received the 2011 PMI Distinguished Project Award for the G2 Information System Project for the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative "This important book explains why executives need to build, support and maintain a mature portfolio management process."— Wayne Abba, Abba Consulting, internationally known advocate for project and program management using Earned Value; Adviser to the US Government Accountability Office (USGAO) "In Leading and Managing Innovation, Russ and Shane Archibald describe three significant attributes related to successful innovation. First, the importance of the presence or, if necessary, the creation of enabling frameworks is discussed. Second, the importance of systemic factors to successful innovation is outlined and strategies for capitalizing on the presence of these factors are discussed. Finally, the case for project driven execution, continuously and acutely focused on well-articulated strategic objectives, is solidly made."— Bob Prieto, Sr. Vice President, Flour Corp., author of Strategic Program Management "This book zeroes in on the symbiotic relationship that exists between projects and programs, and the innovations required for organizations to gain market share and prosper. As the authors point out in this pleasantly formatted and readable book, "All Significant Innovations are achieved through Projects and Programs." The special characteristics of innovation are discussed, and the book provides an in-depth description of the basics of project management required for ensuring that innovation is managed effectively and efficiently. It will give the reader a solid overview of fundamentals and how those basics can be applied productively in these increasingly challenging times."— Paul Dinsmore, Dinsmore Associates, PMI Fellow, co-author of Enterprise Project Governance, and author of 19 other books on project management "These two really know how to organize and deliver useful new things and useful changes."— Dr. Martin Barnes, CBE; a Founder, Honorary Fellow, and former Chairman and President of the UK Association for Project Management (APM); and former Executive Director of the Major Projects Association (MPA) Table of ContentsInnovations Are Achieved through Projects. The Essence of the Key Project Management Concepts. Categories and Characteristics of Projects. Project Portfolio Management. Project Management Offices (PMOs). Managing Individual Projects. What Executives Must Demand to Achieve Effective Project Management. Maturity of Organizations in Project Management. Development of the Profession of Project Management. Summary: What All Executives Need to Know.

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Book SynopsisEssential Bioinformatics is a concise yet comprehensive textbook of bioinformatics, which provides a broad introduction to the entire field. Written specifically for a life science audience, the basics of bioinformatics are explained, followed by discussions of the state-of-the-art computational tools available to solve biological research problems. All key areas of bioinformatics are covered including biological databases, sequence alignment, genes and promoter prediction, molecular phylogenetics, structural bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics. The book emphasizes how computational methods work and compares the strengths and weaknesses of different methods. This balanced yet easily accessible text will be invaluable to students who do not have sophisticated computational backgrounds. Technical details of computational algorithms are explained with a minimum use of mathematical formulae; graphical illustrations are used in their place to aid understanding. The effective synthesis oTrade Review'Essential Bioinformatics is a welcome addition to this area, by having a broad general approach that I think is particularly suitable for undergraduate teaching. The advantage of this being a new book is that there is not an overriding focus on structural bioinformatics that was seen in some earlier texts, which allows for a much broader coverage of newer areas like comparative and functional genomics.' http://www.sgm.ac.uk/pubs/micro_today/book_reviews/MTNOV06/MTN06_31.cfm'The book would be ideal for biologists who wish to gain a grasp of the different analysis techniques available to the microarray user.' http://www.sgm.ac.uk/pubs/micro_today/book_reviews/MTAUG04/MTA04_13.cfm'Awareness of bioinformatics is essential in a modern microbiological qualification and as this subject matures there are an increasing number of texts available. Essential Bioinformatics is a welcome addition to this area, by having a broad general approach that I think is particularly suitable for the undergraduate teaching.' Gavin Thomas, University of YorkTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Introduction and Biological Databases: 1. Introduction; 2. Introduction to biological databases; Part II. Sequence Alignment: 3. Pairwise sequence alignment; 4. Database similarity search; 5. Multiple sequence alignment; 6. Profiles and hidden Markov models; 7. Protein motifs and patterns; Part III. Gene and Promoter Prediction: 8. Gene prediction; 9. Promoter and regulatory element prediction; Part IV. Molecular Phylogenetics: 10. Phylogenetics basics; 11. Phylogenetic tree construction methods and programs; Part V. Protein Structure Basics: 12. Protein structure basics; 13. Protein structure visualization, comparison and classification; 14. Protein secondary structure prediction; 15. Protein tertiary structure prediction; 16. RNA structure prediction; Part VI. Genomics and Proteomics: 17. Genome mapping, assembly and comparison; 18. Functional genomics; 19. Proteomics; Practical exercises; Glossary.

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