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Taylor & Francis Ltd VRay My Way
Book SynopsisV-Ray My Way: A Practical Designers Guide to Creating Realistic Imagery Using V-Ray & 3ds Max is a practical, hands-on guide to creating some of the most stunning computer-generated images possible. It caters to the design masses; architects, engineers, interior designers, industrial designers, photographers, and enthusiasts will find this book essential in their quest to express themselves through visual communication. V-Ray My Way is an accumulation of 13 years of experimental experience and will have you creating content within minutes, help grow your company, help develop your portfolio, and help you make that career leap. Additional resources and exercises are available at the bookâs companion website, http://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/_author/wylde-9780415709637/Table of ContentsChapter 1: My Experience and Background StoryChapter 2: Methodology (How to use this book)Chapter 3: Introduction to My WorkflowChapter 4: Interior Daytime ScenesChapter 5: Interior Evening ScenesChapter 6: Interior Mockup ScenesChapter 7: Exterior Daytime ScenesChapter 8: Exterior Evening ScenesChapter 9: Automotive ScenesChapter 10: Shooting HDRI’s
£54.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd iOS Game Programming with Xcode and Cocos2d
Book SynopsisThis book is written by a professional instructor and founder of CartoonSmart.com, a company specializing in new media tutorials for nearly a decade. The book is a start-to-finish guide for anyone looking to begin iOS development using Cocos2d and Xcode and submit their finished app to Apple. Even if you haven't read code before, you can begin with this book. This book is a handy reference guide, with easy to look-up sections of code snippets, pictures and links to video examples.Features: Code Video examples 5 hours of tutorial videos on Box2d, which can take the reader even further beyond what they learned in the book Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Hardest Part: StartingChapter 2: Objective-C BasicsChapter 3: Cocos2d BasicsChapter 4: Create Your Own ClassChapter 5: Collisions, Touches & GesturesChapter 6: Accelerometer and ActionsChapter 7: Animation & Particle FXChapter 8: Menus, Sounds, Scenes & TextChapter 9: Game StructureChapter 10: Extending Cocos2dChapter 11: The Back
£50.34
Taylor & Francis The Audio Expert
Book SynopsisThe Audio Expert is a comprehensive reference book covering all aspects of audio, with both practical and theoretical explanations. It is written for people who want to understand audio at the deepest, most technical level, but without needing an engineering degree. The Audio Expert explains how audio really works in much more depth than usual, using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies, with minimal math. It uses an easy to read conversational tone, and includes more than 400 figures and photos to augment the printed text.However, this book goes beyond merely explaining how audio works. It brings together the concepts of audio, aural perception, musical instrument physics, acoustics, and basic electronics, showing how they're intimately related. It also describes in great detail many practices and techniques used by recording and mixing engineers, including video production and computers. This book is meant for intermediate Trade Review"Winer has made his own experiments on many topics and shows measurements for many of these. Very laudable. ... All in all, this is a very useful reference book." - AES JournalTable of ContentsPart 1 Audio Defined - Chapter 1: Audio Basics; Chapter 2: Audio Fidelity, Measurements, and Myths; Chapter 3: Hearing, Perception, and Artifact Audibility; Chapter 4: Gozintas and Gozoutas.Part 2 Analog and Digital Recording, Processing, and Methods - Chapter 5: Mixers, Buses, Routing, and Summing; Chapter 6: Recording Devices and Methods; Chapter 7: Mixing Devices and Methods; Chapter 8: Digital Audio Basics; Chapter 9: Dynamics Processors; Chapter 10: Frequency Processors; Chapter 11: Time Domain Processors; Chapter 12: Pitch and Time Manipulation Processors; Chapter 13: Other Audio Processors; Chapter 14: Synthesizers; Chapter 15: MIDI Basics.Part 3 Video Production - Chapter 16: Video Production.Part 4 Transducers - Chapter 17: Microphones and Pickups; Chapter 18: Loudspeakers and Earphones.Part 5 Room Acoustics, Treatment, and Monitoring - Chapter 19: Acoustic Basics; Chapter 20: Room Shapes, Modes, and Isolation; Chapter 21: Acoustic Treatment; Chapter 22: Room Measuring.Part 6 Electronics and Computers - Chapter 23: Basic Electronics in 60 Minutes; Chapter 24: Test Procedures; Chapter 25: Computers.Part 7 Musical Instruments - Chapter 26: Musical Instruments.
£52.24
Taylor & Francis Web Programming for Business
Book SynopsisWeb Programming for Business: PHP Object-Oriented Programming with Oracle focuses on fundamental PHP coding, giving students practical, enduring skills to solve data and technical problems in business. Using Oracle as the backend database, the book is version-neutral, teaching students code that will still work even with changes to PHP and Oracle. The code is clean, clearly explained and solutions-oriented, allowing students to understand how technologies such as XML, RSS or AJAX can be leveraged in business applications. The book is fully illustrated with examples, and includes chapters on: Database functionality Security programming Transformation programming to move data Powerpoint slides, applied exam questions, and the raw code for all examples are available on a companion website. This book offers an innovative approach that allows anyone with basic SQL and HTML skills to learn PHP object-orientTable of Contents1. Linux, HTML, and PHP Basics 2. Object-oriented Concepts and Fundamentals 3. Security 4. Input Validation 5. XML in Action 6. Standard PHP Library (SPL) 7. XML Data Transformation 8. Database Iterator Interfacing 9. AJAX Applications
£156.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Creating Visual Effects in Maya
Book SynopsisProduce mind-blowing visual effects with Autodesk Maya. Gain the practical skills and knowledge you need to recreate phenomena critical to visual effects work, including fire, water, smoke, explosions, and destruction, as well as their integration with real-world film and video.In Creating Visual Effects in Maya, Maya master Lee Lanier has combined the latest studio techniques with multi-chapter, hands-on projects and professionally-vetted workflows to bolster your CG toolkit. Engaging, full-color tutorials cover: Creating foliage, fire, and smoke with Paint Effects Growing Maya Fur and nHair on clothing, characters, and sets Replicating water, smoke, sparks, swarms, bubbles, and debris with nParticles and nCloth Controlling scenes and simulations with expressions and MEL, Python, and PyMEL scripting Adding dust, fog, smoke, rippling water, and fireballs with Fluid Effects contTrade Review"Lee Lanier is a fantastic artist and teacher. These techniques for creating destruction using simulations are a critical part of the VFX workflow and should be in every artist's toolbox!" - Rob Garrott, Content Manager, Video Segment, lynda.com "Lee Lanier is a fantastic artist and teacher. These techniques for creating destruction using simulations are a critical part of the VFX workflow and should be in every artist's toolbox!" -- Rob Garrott, Content Manager, Video Segment, lynda.com "Wow! What an exceptional book full of meticulously organised information. Lee Lanier is obviously not only a very talented Visual Effects artist but also a very intuative tutor." -- Wendy Laybourn, Network Nine Table of ContentsPaint Effects; Fur and Hair; Particles and nParticles; Cloth and nCloth; Soft and Rigid Bodies; Fluid Dynamics; Ponds and Oceans; Motion Tracking; Expressions and Scripting; Render Passes;
£45.59
Taylor & Francis Ltd How to Cheat in 3ds Max 2014
Book SynopsisWhy take months to learn every button in 3ds Max when you can create great visuals with just a few key tools? Utilize the tool of choice, 3ds Max 2014, for generating realistic environments, seamless CG effects, and jaw dropping games in a matter of hours. You can use the memory-hogging methods that choke your display and take forever to render, or you can get it done quickly and efficiently. Michael McCarthy offers a goldmine of artistic inspiration, timesaving tips & tricks, and step-by-step walkthroughsâyouâll wonder how you every got by without it! Start animating today with detailed tutorials, source files, bitmaps, and video demonstrationsâall featured on the companion website.This new edition has been completely revamped for 3ds Max 2014. You will find coverage on brand new features and tools such as Scene Management, iRay, Nitrous, Mass FX, and particles and physics. How to Cheat in 3ds Max 2014 features interviews with industry professionals thTrade ReviewPraise for How to cheatin 3dsMax 2010:"My first impression was 'WOW!' and my second impression was, 'This is what reference material should look like!' The balance between illustration and text is just right for visual people-aspiring 3D artists will love it. -Borislav "Bobo Petrov, Technical Director, Frantic Films VFX "This excellent book will inspire anyone to dig a little deeper into this incredible piece of software. -Stefan Vittori, Managing Director Tangram 3DS "Moving past what a tool does, Michele details various combinations of features in the application and their importance to completing commonly requested, real-world tasks for visual effects, games, and design visualization alike. -Gary M. Davis, 3ds Max Master 2007, autodesk Media & Entertainment "Michele is at it again with updated workflow techniques in a format that makes the tips and tricks readily accessible as an essential desktop companion. If working smartly can be called 'cheating,' then this is cheating at its best. There is a lot here for beginners and advanced users alike. Good luck and have fun. -Ted Boardman, independent 3ds Max instructor and author "This newly updated version conveys the fun and fast side of 3ds Max. Bousquet has packed the pages with colorful and quick tutorials that help you master all of 3ds Max's main concepts. -Jim lammers, President, Trinity animation inc. "In addition to the excellent tips and tricks uncovered in this book, I found the illustrations easy to follow, informative, and fun. I highly recommend this book to 3ds Max users of all levels. -Jeff Patton, Freelance Digital artist Table of ContentsIntroductionGraphite tools (ribbon) Modeling Character Modeling Materials & Mapping Lighting Shadows Reflection Glass Animation Character Animation Rendering Wiring & Scripting Special Effects AppendixIndex
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding and Crafting the Mix
Book SynopsisUnderstanding and Crafting the Mix, 3rd edition provides the framework to identify, evaluate, and shape your recordings with clear and systematic methods. Featuring numerous exercises, this third edition allows you to develop critical listening and analytical skills to gain greater control over the quality of your recordings. Sample production sequences and descriptions of the recording engineer's role as composer, conductor, and performer provide you with a clear view of the entire recording process. Dr. William Moylan takes an inside look into a range of iconic popular music, thus offering insights into making meaningful sound judgments during recording. His unique focus on the aesthetic of recording and mixing will allow you to immediately and artfully apply his expertise while at the mixing desk. A companion website features recorded tracks to use in exercises, reference materials, additional examples of mixes and sound qualities, and mixed tracks.Table of ContentsIntroduction- Overview of Organization and Materials Establishing an Accurate Playback of Recordings- Part One. Defining the Art of Recording: The Sound Characteristics and the Aesthetic Qualities of Audio Recordings Chapter 1. The Elements of Sound and Audio Recording Chapter 2. The Aesthetic and Artistic Elements of Sound in Audio Recordings Chapter 3. The Musical Message and the Listener Part Two. Learning to Listen, Beginning to Hear: Acquiring Fundamental Listening Skills and Establishing an Effective Approach to Listening Chapter 4. Listening and Evaluating Sound for the Aspiring Audio Professional Chapter 5. Fundamental Listening Skills Chapter 6. A System for Evaluating Sound Chapter 7. Evaluating Pitch in Audio and Music Recordings Chapter 8. Evaluating Loudness in Audio and Music Recordings Chapter 9. Evaluating Sound Quality Chapter 10. Evaluating the Spatial Elements of Two Channel Sound Chapter 11. Evaluating the Spatial Elements of Surround Sound Chapter 12. Complete Evaluations and Understanding Observations Chapter 13. The Roles of the Recordist and the Aesthetics of Recording Production Chapter 14. The Sounds of Recordings: Shaping Musical Ideas and Musical Expression Chapter 15. Preproduction and Preliminary Stages: Embracing Reality and Defining the Materials of the Project Chapter 16. Recording and Tracking: Capturing and Shaping the Performance Chapter 17. Crafting the Mix, and Finalizing the Production
£41.79
Taylor & Francis Ltd Handbook for Sound Engineers
Book SynopsisHandbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio.With contributions from many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and fundamentals and units of measurement, David Miles Huber on MIDI, Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers, Steve Dove on consoles, DAWs, and computers, Pat Brown on fundamentals, gain structures, and test and measurement, Ray Rayburn on virtual systems, digital interfacing, and preamplifiers, Ken Pohlmann on compact discs, and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and room-acoustical fundamentals for auditoriums and concert halls, the Handbook for Sound Engineers is a must for serious audio and acoustic engineers.The fifth edition has been updated to reflect changes in the industry, including added emphasis on increasingly prevalent technologies such as software-based recording systems, digital recording using MP3, WAV files, and mobile devices. New chapters, such as Ken Pohlmannâs Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound Quality, S. Benjamin Kantersâs Hearing PhysiologyâDisordersâConservation, Steve Barbarâs Surround Sound for Cinema, Doug Jonesâs Worship Styles in the Christian Church, sit aside completely revamped staples like Ron Baker and Jack Wrightsonâs Stadiums and Outdoor Venues, Pat Brownâs Sound System Design, Bob Cordellâs Amplifier Design, Hardy Martinâs Voice Evacuation/Mass Notification Systems, and Tom Danley and Doug Jonesâs Loudspeakers. This edition has been honed to bring you the most up-to-date information in the many aspects of audio engineering.Table of ContentsPart 1–Introduction to Acoustics Chapter 1–Audio and Acoustic DNA—Past and Present Chapter 2–Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound QualityChapter 3–PsychoacousticsChapter 4–Hearing Physiology–Disorders–Conservation Chapter 5–Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics Part 2–Acoustics Chapter 6–Small Room Acoustics Chapter 7–Acoustical Noise Control Chapter 8–Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas Chapter 9–Room-acoustical Fundamentals for Auditoriums and Concert Halls Chapter 10–Worship Styles in the Christian Church Chapter 11–Stadiums and Outdoor Venues Chapter 12–Surround Sound for Cinema Chapter 13–Acoustical Modeling and Auralization Part 3–Electronic Components Chapter 14–Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors Chapter 15–Audio Transformers Chapter 16–Tubes, Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits Chapter 17–Heatsinks and Relays Chapter 18–Transmission Techniques: Wire and Cable Chapter 19–Transmission Techniques: Fiber Optics Part 4–Electroacoustic Devices Chapter 20–Microphones Chapter 21–Loudspeakers Chapter 22–Loudspeaker Cluster Design Part 5–Electronic Audio Circuits and Equipment Chapter 23–Power Supplies Chapter 24–Amplifier Design Chapter 25–Preamplifiers and Mixers Chapter 26–Attenuators Chapter 27–Filters and Equalizers Chapter 28–Delay Chapter 29–Consoles, DAWs, and Computers Chapter 30–Audio Meters and Devices Part 6–Recording and Playback Chapter 31–Analog Disc PlaybackChapter 32–Magnetic Recording and PlaybackChapter 33–MIDIChapter 34–Optical Disc Formats for Audio Reproduction and Recording Part 7–Design Applications Chapter 35–DSP TechnologyChapter 36–Grounding and InterfacingChapter 37–System Gain StructureChapter 38–Sound System DesignChapter 39–Computer Aided Sound System DesignChapter 40–Designing for Speech IntelligibilityChapter 41–Virtual SystemsChapter 42–Digital Audio Interfacing and NetworkingChapter 43–Personal Monitor SystemsChapter 44–Message Repeaters, Museum and Tour Group Systems, Voice Evacuation/Mass Notification SystemsChapter 45–Interpretation SystemsChapter 46–Assistive Listening SystemsChapter 47–IntercomsChapter 48–The Fundamentals of Display Technologies Part 8–MeasurementsChapter 49–Test and MeasurementChapter 50–Fundamental and Units of Measurement Index
£180.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Meaning of Video Games
Book SynopsisThe Meaning of Video Games takes a textual studies approach to an increasingly important form of expression in todayâs culture. It begins by assuming that video games are meaningfulânot just as sociological or economic or cultural evidence, but in their own right, as cultural expressions worthy of scholarly attention. In this way, this book makes a contribution to the study of video games, but it also aims to enrich textual studies.Early video game studies scholars were quick to point out that a game should never be reduced to merely its story or narrative content and they rightly insist on the importance of studying games as games. But here Steven E. Jones demonstrates that textual studiesâwhich grows historically out of ancient questions of textual recension, multiple versions, production, reproduction, and receptionâcan fruitfully be applied to the study of video games. Citing specific examples such as Myst and Lost, Katamari Damacy, Trade Review"Steven E. Jones rolls his katamari through wonderful terrain, collecting insights about how video games relate to reality TV, otaku culture, British gift-book annuals, and our perspectives on outer space. The Meaning of Video Games draws on the methods of textual studies and on a solid understanding of games and how they are played. It is an enjoyable, edifying, next-generation book." -Nick Montfort, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "In The Meaning of Video Games Steven E. Jones makes it look easy, effortlessly dissolving distinctions between media studies, game studies, and textual studies. Close readings become 'close playings' (and back again) as the book creates an interdisciplinary convergence culture every bit as mobile and networked as the objects of its study." -Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, University of Maryland "This is a perfect case of a book hitting the market exactly when we need it. While there have been individual academic accounts of specific types and modes of games before, Jones's book is the first scholarly (and 'popular') study of an increasingly pervasive element of contemporary culture, deftly integrating the phenomenology of game design and game playing with the general textuality in which Jones wisely chooses to discuss both the creation and reception of gaming. Avoiding the pitfalls of a straight historical narrative, the author selects certain emblematic moments in the growth of games and games studies (from Lost to Halo to the Wii-and 'platform studies' -to the forthcoming Spore). He sets these exempla against a wide array of other disciplines and approaches: media studies, psychology, textual studies, popular culture, sociology, anthropology, and even 'literature.' Whether Jones has provided the last word on the 'meaning' of video games remains to be seen, but it will certainly inspire others to continue the search for such 'meaning.'" -David Greetham, City University of New York "Steven E. Jones rolls his katamari through wonderful terrain, collecting insights about how video games relate to reality TV, otaku culture, British gift-book annuals, and our perspectives on outer space. The Meaning of Video Games draws on the methods of textual studies and on a solid understanding of games and how they are played. It is an enjoyable, edifying, next-generation book." -Nick Montfort, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "In The Meaning of Video Games Steven E. Jones makes it look easy, effortlessly dissolving distinctions between media studies, game studies, and textual studies. Close readings become 'close playings' (and back again) as the book creates an interdisciplinary convergence culture every bit as mobile and networked as the objects of its study." -Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, University of Maryland "This is a perfect case of a book hitting the market exactly when we need it. While there have been individual academic accounts of specific types and modes of games before, Jones's book is the first scholarly (and 'popular') study of an increasingly pervasive element of contemporary culture, deftly integrating the phenomenology of game design and game playing with the general textuality in which Jones wisely chooses to discuss both the creation and reception of gaming. Avoiding the pitfalls of a straight historical narrative, the author selects certain emblematic moments in the growth of games and games studies (from Lost to Halo to the Wii-and 'platform studies' -to the forthcoming Spore). He sets these exempla against a wide array of other disciplines and approaches: media studies, psychology, textual studies, popular culture, sociology, anthropology, and even 'literature.' Whether Jones has provided the last word on the 'meaning' of video games remains to be seen, but it will certainly inspire others to continue the search for such 'meaning.'" -David Greetham, City University of New York "The meaning of video games - suggests Jones - is not intrinsic to the text, but is produced dynamically from the interaction between author and user, code and system, machine and human being. The pleasant digressions on otaku culture, reality TV shows and TV series such as Lost (which opens the volume) make reading The Meaning of Video Games pleasant, if not essential." - Matteo Bittanti, Videoludica "As his title promises, Jones successfully demonstrates strategies for understanding the meanings of video games. His six case studies present insightful analyses and exemplify how scholars might approach games using textual studies theories...Jones provides another fruitful contribution to the interdisciplinary network of game studies, offering close textual readings of specific game artifacts to illuminate how video games are the "quintessential social texts of our present cultural moment."" -Cinema Journal Spring 2009 Issue "Ultimately, Jones’ contributions in this excellent collection of more or less stand-alone chapters sums up with a wonderful exposition of the ceaseless movement of significance in the paratextual character of the human engagement with videogames." -New Media and Society 2009; 11; 641 Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The game of Lost2. Collecting Katamari Damacy3. The Halo universe4. The game behind Facade 5. The Wii platform6. Anticpating Spore Notes Selected Bibliography Glossary Index
£160.92
Taylor & Francis Ltd Systems Practice in the Information Society
Book SynopsisAs a collection of ideas and methodologies, systems thinking has made an impact in organizations and in particular in the information systems field. However, this main emphasis on organizations limits the scope of systems thinking and practice. There is a need first to use systems thinking in addressing societal problems, and second to enable people involved in developing the information society to reflect on the impacts of systems and technologies in society as a whole. Thus, there are opportunities to review the scope and potential of systems thinking and practice to deal with information society-related issues. Systems Practice in the Information Society provides students of information systems as well as practicing Inofrmation Systems managers with concepts and strategies to enable them to understand and use systems thinking methodologies and address challenges posed by the development of information-based societies. This book brings experiences, ideaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Information Society 3. Systems-Thinking 4. Applied Systems-Thinking 5. Idealist Pattern for Practice in the Information Society 6. Strategic Pattern of Pracitice for the Information Society 7. Power-based Pattern for Practice in the Information Society 8. A Dynamic Practice Framework for Living and Working in the Information Society 9. Conclusions
£171.00
Elio Endless Publishers Ethical Considerations in Robotics and AI A Beginners Guide.version2
£21.59
Elsevier Science 5G5GAdvanced
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Acronyms 1. What Is 5G? 2. 5G Standardization 3. Spectrum for 5G 4. LTE—An Overview 5. NR Overview 6. Radio-Interface Architecture 7. Overall Transmission Structure 8. Channel Sounding 9. Transport-Channel Processing 10. Physical-Layer Control Signaling 11. Multi-Antenna Transmission 12. Beam Management 13. Retransmission Protocols 14. Scheduling 15. Uplink Power and Timing Control 16. Cell search and system information 17. Random access 18. LTE/NR Interworking and Coexistence 19. Interference handling in TDD networks 20. NR in unlicensed spectrum 21. Industrial IoT and URLLC enhancements 22. RedCap and small data transmission 23. Multicast-Broadcast Services 24. Integrated Access Backhaul 25. Non-terrestrial NR access 26. Sidelink communication 27. Positioning 28. RF Characteristics 29. RF Technologies at mm-Wave Frequencies 30. 5G—Further Evolution References
£80.96
Elsevier Science Agri 4.0 and the Future of CyberPhysical
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£97.75
Elsevier Science Nitric Oxide in Health and Disease
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1: General properties of NO/metabolites in human diseasesSection 2: Development of novel NO donors/inhibitors and NO complexes: properties, cell signaling, synergy Section 3: Pharmacokinetics of NO donors/inhibitors in animal models and toxicities Section 4: Red-Ox signaling and modification of proteins. Characterization of their modified functions Section 5: Therapeutic applications of NO donors/inhibitors in non-cancer related human diseases Section 6: Therapeutic applications of NO donors/inhibitors in various cancersConcluding remarks and future perspectives
£121.50
Elsevier Science The UX Book
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£74.96
Elsevier Science Smart Spaces
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£120.60
Elsevier Science Artificial Intelligence for Medicine
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£124.20
Elsevier Science ObjectOriented Analysis and Design for
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Elsevier Science A Practical Introduction to Virtual Reality
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£54.86
Elsevier Science HumanComputer Interaction
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Historical Context 2. The Human Factor 3. Interaction Elements 4. Scientific Foundations 5. Designing HCI Experiments 6. Hypothesis Testing 7. Modeling Interaction 8. Writing and Publishing a Research Paper
£74.91
Elsevier Science Machine Learning in Earth Environmental and
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Dataset Preparation 2. Pre-processing approaches 3. Post-processing approaches 4. Non-tuned single-layer feed-forward neural network Learning Machine – Concept 5. Non-tuned single-layer feed-forward neural network Learning Machine – Coding and implementation 6. Outlier-based models of the non-tuned neural network – Concept 7. Outlier-based models of the non-tuned neural network – Coding and implementation 8. Online Sequential non-tuned neural network – Concept 9. Online Sequential non-tuned neural network – Coding and implementation 10. Self-Adaptive Evolutionary of non-tuned neural network – Concept 11. Self-Adaptive Evolutionary of non-tuned neural network – Coding and implementation
£113.40
Elsevier Science Practical Programming of Finite Element
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. A brief overview of MATLAB® programming language 2. Matrix analysis of framed structures 3. Elastic analysis of structures using finite element procedure 4. Elastoplastic analysis of structures using finite element procedure 5. Finite deformation and hyperelasticity 6. Finite strain 7. Solution to systems of linear equations
£162.00
Elsevier Science Machine Learning with Noisy Labels
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Elsevier Science pH Deregulation as the Eleventh Hallmark of
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introductory words2. pH regulation and metabolism: Basic concepts3. pH deregulation4. Components of the pH deregulation: the pHtome5. Results of the coordinated action of the pHtome components6. How pH deregulation favors the hallmarks of cancer7. Clinical and therapeutic implications8. Discussion9. Conclusions10. Future perspectives
£108.90
Elsevier Science Data Mining
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Elsevier Science Trolley Crash
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction Michael R. Salpukas, Peggy Wu, Shannon Ellsworth and Hsin-Fu Wu 2. Terms and References Michael R. Salpukas, Peggy Wu, Shannon Ellsworth and Hsin-Fu Wu How is AI Changing Human Behavior? 3. Boiling the Frog: Ethical Leniency due to Prior Exposure to Technology Noah Ari, Nusrath Jahan, Johnathan Mell and Pamela Wisniewski Human Oversight vs. Ethical Simulation in Robots 4. Automated Ethical Reasoners Must Be Interpretation-Capable John Licato 5. Towards Unifying the Descriptive and Prescriptive for Machine Ethics Taylor Olson 6. Competent Moral Reasoning in Robot Applications: Inner Dialog as a Step Towards Artificial Phronesis John Paul Sullins III, Antonio Chella and Arianna Pipitone Measuring, Evaluating, and Auditing Ethical AI 7. Autonomy Compliance with Doctrine and Ethics Ontological Frameworks Donald P. Brutzman, Hsin-Fu Wu, Curtis Blais and Carl Andersen 8. Meaningful Human Control and Ethical Neglect Tolerance; Initial Thoughts on How to Define Model and Measure Them Christopher A. Miller and Marcel Baltzer 9. Continuous automation approach for autonomous Ethics Based Audit of AI Systems Guy Lupo, Quoc Bao Vo and Natania Locke 10. A Tiered Approach for Ethical AI Evaluation Metrics Peggy Wu, Hsin-Fu Wu, Brett Israelsen and Robert Grabowski 11. Designing Meaningful Metrics for Demonstrating Ethical Supervision of Autonomous Systems Donald P. Brutzman and Curtis Blais Research Topics and Methods: Ethical AI and Big Questions 12. Obtaining Hints to Understand Language Model-based Moral Decision Making by Generating Consequences of Acts Rafal Rzepka and Kenji Araki 13. Emerging Issues and Challenges Michael R. Salpukas, Peggy Wu, Shannon Ellsworth and Hsin-Fu Wu Acronyms Appendix Hsin-Fu Wu
£115.00
Elsevier Science & Technology Embedded System Design
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT) and Embedded Systems Part 1: Modelling 2. First Stage Modelling – Modelling Interaction between the System and the Environment 3. Finite State Machines 4. Modelling Physically Distributed Embedded Systems 5. Petri Nets for Modelling Concurrency and Shared Resources Part 2: Building Robust, Safe, and Correct Systems 6. Designing Systems that are Safe and Robust 7. Verification, Validation, and Evaluation 8. Testing Part 3: Hardware 9. Introduction and Overview 10. Processing Elements 11. Memories 12. Field Programmable Gate Arrays 13. Devices, Sensors, and Actuators 14. Energy 15. Hardware-Software Mapping Part 4: Software 16. Operating Systems 17. Scheduling 18. Semaphores 19. Optimization and Other Special Considerations Part 5: Communications 20. Introduction to Communications and Messages 21. Networks 22. The Internet 23. Low-level Communication Protocols 24. Cloud vs. Edge vs. Local Computing Part 6: The Internet of Things 25. Reference Models for the Internet of Things 26. IoT Issues
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Elsevier Science Federated Learning
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Elsevier Science Handbook of Metaheuristic Algorithms
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART 1 Fundamentals 1. Introduction 2. Optimization problems 3. Traditional methods 4. Metaheuristic algorithms 5. Simulated annealing 6. Tabu search 7. Genetic algorithm 8. Ant colony optimization 9. Particle swarm optimization 10. Differential evolution PART 2 Advanced technologies 11. Solution encoding and initialization operator 12. Transition operator 13. Evaluation and determination operators 14. Parallel metaheuristic algorithm 15. Hybrid metaheuristic and hyperheuristic algorithms 16. Local search algorithm 17. Pattern reduction 18. Search economics 19. Advanced applications 20. Conclusion and future research directions A. Interpretations and analyses of simulation results B. Implementation in Python
£124.20
Elsevier Science CUDA Fortran for Scientists and Engineers
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Elsevier Science Cognitive Assistant Supported HumanRobot
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Digital Signal Processing
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Elsevier Science Perturbation Theory for Matrix Equations
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Emerald Publishing Limited National Security Handbooks in Information
Book SynopsisIntended to address three major areas of national and international security research from an information systems-centric perspective: legal and policy frameworks; intelligence and security informatics; and emergency preparedness and infrastructure protection.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I: Legal and Policy Frameworks.; Chapter 1: Should commercial misuse of private data be a crime.; Chapter 2: National Information Technology security policies: an overview of issues.; Chapter 3:.
£165.29
Elsevier Science Computational Analysis and Understanding of
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Linguistics: Core Concepts and Principles 2. Grammars 3. Open-Source Libraries, Application Frameworks, Workflow Systems, and Other Resources 4. Mathematical Essentials 5. Probability 6. Inference and Prediction Methods 7. Random Processes 8. Bayesian Methods 9. Machine Learning 10. Artificial Neural Networks for Natural Language Processing 11. Information Retrieval 12. Language Core Tasks 1 13. Language Core Tasks 2 14. Language Understanding Applications 1 15. Language Understanding Applications 2 16. Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing 17. Text Mining for Modeling Cyberattacks 18. World Languages and Crosslinguistics 19. Linguistic Elegance of the Languages of South India 20. Current Trends and Open Problems
£190.00
Penguin Putnam Inc Going Overboard
Book SynopsisIn 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. “I don’t want you to panic, but I might not be able to come to our wedding....”So began Sarah Smiley’s life as a military wife. As a former Navy brat herself, Sarah knew better than anyone that weddings and funerals—even childbirth!—take a backseat to Uncle Sam. But just as the young, nationally syndicated columnist was getting comfortable with the military wife’s routine, her husband was sent away for an unexpected deployment. What followed was a true test of strength and wit. From getting locked out of the house in cowgirl pajamas to wrestling with the temptation of infidelity, Sarah exposes it all with candor, heart—and knowing humor.
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Broadway Books The Perfect Weapon
Book SynopsisNOW AN HBO® DOCUMENTARY FROM AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR JOHN MAGGIO • “An important—and deeply sobering—new book about cyberwarfare” (Nicholas Kristof, New York Times), now updated with a new chapter.The Perfect Weapon is the startling inside story of how the rise of cyberweapons transformed geopolitics like nothing since the invention of the atomic bomb. Cheap to acquire, easy to deny, and usable for a variety of malicious purposes, cyber is now the weapon of choice for democracies, dictators, and terrorists. Two presidents—Bush and Obama—drew first blood with Operation Olympic Games, which used malicious code to blow up Iran’s nuclear centrifuges, and yet America proved remarkably unprepared when its own weapons were stolen from its arsenal and, during President Trump’s first year, turned back on the United States and its allies. And if Obama would begin his presidency by helping to launch
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Penguin Putnam Inc The MotherDaughter Project How Mothers and
Book SynopsisFew things are more meaningful—or more complicated—than mother-daughter relationships. This helpful parenting guide helps moms navigate their relationships with their daughters to create strong ties and a close, respectful connection that will last a lifetime. SuEllen Hamkins, MD, and Renée Schultz, MA, originally created the Mother-Daughter Project with other women in their community in the hopes of strengthening their bonds with their then seven-year-old girls. The group met regularly to speak frankly about such issues as friendships and aggression, puberty, body image, drugs, and sexuality. The results were amazing: confident, assertive teenage girls with strong self-images and close ties to their moms. Equally important, the mothers navigated their own concerns about adolescence with integrity and grace. From their dedication and efforts arose The Mother-Daughter Project, an incredibly useful parenting handbook that
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Basic Books Signs Of Life How Complexity Pervades Biology
Book SynopsisSigns of Life applies the mathematics of order and disorder, of entropy, chance, and randomness, of chaos and nonlinear dynamics to the various mysteries of the living world at all levels. This book is an entirely new approach to understanding living systems and will help set the agenda for biology in the coming century.
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Basic Books Fab
Book SynopsisPersonal fabricators are about to revolutionize the world just as personal computers did a generation ago, and Fab shows us howTrade Review"Gershenfeld's account of the technology's evolution is delicious. An accessible book that even non-technophiles will love. In fact, Fab should be required reading for foreign-service officers, managers in humanitarian agencies and others working to alleviate poverty." Business Week"
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Basic Books Data for the People
Book SynopsisA long-time chief data scientist at Amazon shows how open data can make everyone, not just corporations, richer Every time we Google something, Facebook someone, Uber somewhere, or even just turn on a light, we create data that businesses collect and use to make decisions about us. In many ways this has improved our lives, yet, we as individuals do not benefit from this wealth of data as much as we could. Moreover, whether it is a bank evaluating our credit worthiness, an insurance company determining our risk level, or a potential employer deciding whether we get a job, it is likely that this data will be used against us rather than for us. In Data for the People, Andreas Weigend draws on his years as a consultant for commerce, education, healthcare, travel and finance companies to outline how Big Data can work better for all of us. As of today, how much we benefit from Big Data depends on how closely the interests of big companies align with our own. Too often, outdated standards of control and privacy force us into unfair contracts with data companies, but it doesn''t have to be this way. Weigend makes a powerful argument that we need to take control of how our data is used to actually make it work for us. Only then can we the people get back more from Big Data than we give it. Big Data is here to stay. Now is the time to find out how we can be empowered by it.Trade Review"[Weigend] makes a strong case for what we need-the right to amend or blur the data that pertains to us, the freedom to experiment with it and take it with us to other sites and services, and the ability to insist that data refineries be clear about how they're using our information." -Wall Street Journal "A hugely interesting read, packed to bursting with intriguing examples... The depth and breadth of Weigend's experience is clear in the sheer range of technologies and business models he describes. He explains critical concepts clearly and concisely, at a pace that should keep both experts and those new to the field hooked." -New Scientist "Weigend is a bold explorer of the technological future. His compelling book maps the opportunities of a world without secrets." -Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast and Slow "Data for the People asks us to think seriously about the data we generate in our online world, and how we are increasingly losing control over it. These products and services that generate data are not going away. And with advances in artificial intelligence enabling computers to do traditionally human tasks in a scalable manner, this data can and will continue to be utilized across the majority of decisions by institutions. Andreas acknowledges and embraces this future, and provides a framework and a call to action to ensure that in this world, as consumers, we can use and control our data in ways that are both transparent and beneficial to us." -Vinod Khosla, Partner at Khosla Venture "The author maintains the intellectual complexity of his subject while remaining accessible to readers searching for the truth about the salability of their privacy, the nuances of data sharing, and the ways to cloak their digital footprints. A cautionary, cohesively delivered update on the scope and science of human quantification." -Kirkus Reviews "Data-abundant, ubiquitous, personal-is restructuring our competing values of privacy, convenience, identity, and control. No one understands this better than Weigend, and with Data For the People, he helps the rest of us understand it as well." -Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody "Andreas Weigend is the preeminent thinker on the economic power of social data. Data for the People is a brilliant guide for how individuals, companies and policymakers can tap data's value while retaining our human values. Thought provoking-and action-inspiring!" -Kenneth Cukier, Senior Editor, The Economist and coauthor of Big Data "Data is the new oil-the key means of production in modern capitalism. Big data refineries such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, and OKCupid influence where we work, what we buy, who we marry, and how we vote-in ways that very few people understand, much less control. This is an excellent book about the biggest ever challenge to human privacy and autonomy. Social data expert Andreas Weigend explains the incredibly detailed data we give to these companies, how it's used to nudge our decisions, and how we can take back control so our data empower us rather than exploiting us."-Geoffrey Miller, associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico "Finally a highly readable and heartfelt book about data by a leading technologist! Andreas Weigend writes with superb clarity about the most important issue of the early 20th century-the data economy and its threat to our privacy and individual rights. The narrative of his own personal journey from East Germany to becoming the Chief Scientist at Amazon.com is also compelling. Overall a major work by one of the world's leading authorities on data." -Andrew Keen, author of The Internet Is Not the Answer "This book is a landmark in the debate on privacy and data sharing. Everyone whose data is being captured and mined-in other words, everyone-should heed Weigend's call for data literacy and support his 'Data Bill of Rights.'" -Pedro Domingos, author of The Master Algorithm and professor of computer science at the University of Washington
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Basic Books Consent of the Networked
Book SynopsisThe Internet was going to liberate us, but in truth it has not. For every story about the web''s empowering role in events such as the Arab Spring, there are many more about the quiet corrosion of civil liberties by companies and governments using the same digital technologies we have come to depend upon. In Consent of the Networked, journalist and Internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that it is time to fight for our rights before they are sold, legislated, programmed, and engineered away. Every day, the corporate sovereigns of cyberspace (Google and Facebook, among others) make decisions that affect our physical freedom -- but without our consent. Yet the traditional solution to unaccountable corporate behavior -- government regulation -- cannot stop the abuse of digital power on its own, and sometimes even contributes to it. A clarion call to action, Consent of the Networked shows that it is time to stop arguing over whether the Internet empowers people, and address the urgent question of how technology should be governed to support the rights and liberties of users around the world.Trade ReviewJames Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic "For nearly a decade, Rebecca MacKinnon has been at the center of evolving debates about how the Internet will affect democracy, privacy, individual liberties, and the other values free societies want to defend. Here she makes a persuasive and important case that, as with other technological revolutions through history, the effects of today's new communications systems, for human liberation or for oppression, will depend not on the technologies themselves but rather on the resolve of citizens to shape the way in which they are used." Joi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab "Consent of the Networked will become the seminal book firmly establishing the responsibility of those who control the architecture and the politics of the network to the citizens who inhabit our new digital world. Consent of the Networked should be required reading for all of those involved in building our networked future as well as those who live in it." Washington Times "Insightful and moving... Ms. MacKinnon's stories of the effort occurring worldwide as people harness the Internet, often with a political, socioeconomic or religious motivation, are discerning, harrowing and empowering. From Egypt's record of torturing and jailing bloggers, China's system of corporate-level censorship and South Korea's strict requirements for real identification for online users, Ms. MacKinnon repeatedly strikes the appropriate balance between a technological discussion of the Net and the significance of human rights... Packed with thorough and impeccable research and persuasive, eye-opening anecdotes from around the world, Consent of the Networked should spearhead a robust debate and join the handful of other books that successfully guide the reader through the land mines surrounding responsible use of the Internet." Boston Globe "Internet policy maven Rebecca MacKinnon warns in an important new book... that the liberating power of digital technology is under threat from corporations and governments alike... [MacKinnon] argues that neither political action nor competitive pressure spawned by the free market will protect our rights, finally making a strong case for a third way--a nongovernmental watchdog with sufficient clout to preserve freedom on the Internet." Anne-Marie Slaughter, Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University "Consent of the Networked is a must-read for anyone interested in freedom of personal and political expression in the 21st century. It's accessible, engaging, and periodically hair-raising. It should have the same impact on public awareness of the vital issues surrounding Internet freedom that 'An Inconvenient Truth' had with regard to climate change." Mary Robinson, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and President of Ireland "The Internet poses the most complex challenges and opportunities for human rights to have emerged over the last decade. Rebecca MacKinnon's book is a clear-eyed guide through that complexity." Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University, and author of The Future of Power "Cyber power and governance of the internet is one of the great unsolved problems of the 21st century. Rebecca MacKinnon has written a wonderfully lively and illuminating account of the issues we face in this contentious area. It is well worth reading." Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing "It is an absolutely indispensable account of the way that technology both serves freedom and removes it. MacKinnon is co-founder of the Global Voices project, and a director of the Global Network Initiative, and is one of the best-informed, clearest commentators on issues of networks and freedom from a truly global perspective. MacKinnon does a fantastic job of tying her theory and analysis to real-world stories." Guardian (UK) "This timely, scholarly survey of global offences against 'freedom' on the internet also points out that Facebook, Google and the like supply 'corporate' rather than 'public' spaces, whose users are subject to the unsophisticated moral diktats of their owners." Pop Matters "Fluent in Mandarin, MacKinnon spent nearly a decade as a CNN correspondent in Beijing, including several years as the bureau chief... Her insight into how Western perception of the state of the Internet in China differs from the true situation on the ground is invaluable." Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist "A growing number of people throughout the world are counting on the Internet to move their countries in a more democratic direction. Consent of the Networked describes what's happening, successes and failures, what's next, and what needs to be done. It's the real deal." Kirkus Reviews "An incisive overview of the global struggle for Internet freedom... In her wide-ranging book, MacKinnon details the many ways in which governments, corporations and others are using the Internet--from empowering people to helping authoritarian dictators survive." Booklist "A vitally important analysis of Internet manipulation that should be read by anyone relying on the web for work or pleasure." Micah L. Sifriy, techPresident.com "Count me among those who are thoroughly convinced by MacKinnon's reporting and arguments... In many ways, MacKinnon's book is the one Evgeny Morozov should have written, if he was more interested in building a sensible movement for Internet freedom rather than conducting scorched-earth warfare against people who believe the Internet can help strengthen democratic culture... While Consent of the Networked offers netizens a workable roadmap to a real vision of internet freedom, the people who should most read this book aren't the already aware, but folks--especially policy-makers--who see all the shiny devices and trendy social media and foolishly assume that the Internet will ultimately prevail. It might, but only if we understand what a lucky and unusual accident the Internet really is, and that to keep it open and free, we have to fight for it." Observer (UK) "In her grand sweep of 'the worldwide struggle for internet freedom', Rebecca MacKinnon alights on the many dilemmas facing policy makers and corporate chiefs, and the many threats that cyberspace poses for individual liberty... Thoroughly researched by one of the experts in the field, the book straddles the line between an academic and general audience. Mac Kinnon entreats internet users to see themselves as active citizens--not consumers or eyeballs. She harks back to Huxley's Brave New World... [and] ends with a rallying cry." L. Gordon Crovitz, Wall Street Journal "'Consent of the Networked' describes how important it's been for the Internet to develop outside of multinational organizations, with technology companies, engineering associations and civil society groups having as much influence as governments... Applying the political-science notion of a social contract to the Web for 'consent of the networked' is a novel approach. It recognizes that the Web is global, with an inherent ideology in favor of more transparency and greater access to information." Mother Jones "[A] sharp, sobering rebuttal [to] heady rhetoric, questioning and complicating our understandings of what it means to be free online. MacKinnon's book presents a cogent picture of the many ways in which our lives, both online and off, are increasingly affected by regulators, politicians, and companies seeking to carve territories into the still-amorphous web... [T]he book's intention isn't to offer up a set of neat solutions, but to spur all of us to pay more attention to the threats lurking beneath the web's shiny baubles, and to exhort us to take a more active role in claiming and defending our digital power, rights, and freedoms. In that, Consent of the Networked succeeds admirably; it should be required reading for anyone who cares about the future of the web--that is, for all of us." New York Journal of Books "Ms. MacKinnon provides expert reporting and analysis of Internet censorship and acts against individuals by authoritarian regimes around the world including China, Iran, and Egypt, among others. Communication doesn't move in a straight line, and more often than not, it occurs outside the lines of what we many people like... [If] you are a Google user and don't understand their recently updated privacy policy, and are tired of trying to puzzle it out, then Consent of the Networked is for you." Wall Street Journal "[M]any thinkers on the information-wants-to-be-free side of the debate present the same binary choice, seeing almost any state control of the Internet, or any government attempt to protect intellectual property, or even the attempts of private social networks to get people to log in with their real names, as affronts to democracy comparable with the worst excesses of repressive regimes. Luckily, Ms. MacKinnon's analysis is more nuanced and balanced than that, and Consent of the Networked is an excellent survey of the Internet's major fault lines."Table of ContentsForeword to the Paperback Edition Preface Introduction: After the Revolution PART ONE: DISRUPTIONS 1. Consent and Sovereignty Corporate Superpowers Legitimacy 2. Rise of the Digital Commons The Technical Commons Activism Balance of Power PART TWO: CONTROL 2.0 3. Networked Authoritarianism How China's Censorship Works Authoritarian Deliberation Western Fantasies Versus Reality 4. Variants and Permutations "Constitutional" Technology Corporate Collaboration Divide and Conquer Digital Bonapartism PART THREE: DEMOCRACY'S CHALLENGES 5. Eroding Accountability Surveillance WikiLeaks and the Fate of Controversial Speech 6. Democratic Censorship Intentions Versus Consequences Saving the Children 7. Copywars Shunning Due Process Aiding Authoritarianism Lobbynomics PART FOUR: SOVEREIGNS OF CYBERSPACE 8. Corporate Censorship Net Neutrality Mobile Complications Big Brother Apple 9. Do No Evil Chinese Lessons Flickr Fail Buzz Bust Privacy and Facebook 10. Facebookistan and Googledom Double Edge Inside the Leviathan Google Governance Implications PART FIVE: WHAT I S TO BE DONE? 11. Trust, but Verify The Regulation Problem Shared Value The Global Network Initiative Lessons from Other Industries 12. In Search of "Internet Freedom" Policy Washington Squabbles Goals and Methods Democratic Discord Civil Society Pushes Back 13. Global Internet Governance The United Nations Problem ICANN-Can You? 14. Building a Netizen-Centric Internet Strengthening the Netizen Commons Expanding the Technical Commons Utopianism Versus Reality Getting Political Corporate Transparency and Netizen Engagement Personal Responsibility Afterword to the Paperback Edition Notes Index
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Basic Books The Creation of the Media
Book SynopsisAmerica''s leading role in today''s information revolution may seem simply to reflect its position as the world''s dominant economy and most powerful state. But by the early nineteenth century, when the United States was neither a world power nor a primary center of scientific discovery, it was already a leader in communications-in postal service and newspaper publishing, then in development of the telegraph and telephone networks, later in the whole repertoire of mass communications. In this wide-ranging social history of American media, from the first printing press to the early days of radio, Paul Starr shows that the creation of modern communications was as much the result of political choices as of technological invention. His original historical analysis reveals how the decisions that led to a state-run post office and private monopolies on the telegraph and telephone systems affected a developing society. He illuminates contemporary controversies over freedom of information by exploring such crucial formative issues as freedom of the press, intellectual property, privacy, public access to information, and the shaping of specific technologies and institutions. America''s critical choices in these areas, Starr argues, affect the long-run path of development in a society and have had wide social, economic, and even military ramifications. The Creation of the Media not only tells the history of the media in a new way; it puts America and its global influence into a new perspective.
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INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US The Master Algorithm
Book Synopsis Recommended by Bill Gates A thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration of machine learning and the race to build computer intelligences as flexible as our own In the world's top research labs and universities, the race is on to invent the ultimate learning algorithm: one capable of discovering any knowledge from data, and doing anything we want, before we even ask. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos lifts the veil to give us a peek inside the learning machines that power Google, Amazon, and your smartphone. He assembles a blueprint for the future universal learner--the Master Algorithm--and discusses what it will mean for business, science, and society. If data-ism is today's philosophy, this book is its bible.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Computers and People Essays from the Profession
Book SynopsisThis book is a selection of essays on relevant topics already published in Computer. The more general essays have been selected for each section, a general introduction has been written, and each section is introduced by a fairly lengthy essay depicting the general area and serving as a prelude the more particular essays in each section.Trade Review"This collection of timeless, thought-provoking essays will appeal to computer users of all levels and ages." (CHOICE, May 2007) "The 34 essays that comprise the heart if his book reveal a humans and judicious mind dedicated to raising his profession." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 23rd February 2007) "…I enthusiastically recommend these well-written essays as food for thought for computer professionals, teachers, students, and the interested general public." (Computing Reviews.com, February 1, 2006)Table of ContentsPreface. The Context. The Background. The Chapters. 1. The Basis of Computing. 2. Computing So Far. 3. Computers and Education. 4. Computing and Professions. 5. The Potential of Computing. 6. Facing the Future. Technical Details. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc AAA and Network Security for Mobile Access
Book SynopsisAAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) describes a framework for intelligently controlling access to network resources, enforcing policies, and providing the information necessary to bill for services. AAA and Network Security for Mobile Access is an invaluable guide to the AAA concepts and framework, including its protocols Diameter and Radius. The authors give an overview of established and emerging standards for the provision of secure network access for mobile users while providing the basic design concepts and motivations. AAA and Network Security for Mobile Access: Covers trust, i.e., authentication and security key management for fixed and mobile users, and various approaches to trust establishment. Discusses public key infrastructures and provides practical tips on certificates management. Introduces Diameter, a state-of-the-art AAA protocol designed to meet today's reliability, security and robustneTrade Review"…serves to provide planners and researchers in both academic and professional capacities a way in which to completely access pertinent data in a logical and clearly defined manner." (Electric Review, September/October 2006)Table of ContentsForeword xv Preface xvii About the Author xxi Chapter 1 The 3 “A”s: Authentication, Authorization, Accounting 1 1.1 Authentication Concepts 1 1.1.1 Client Authentication 2 1.1.2 Message Authentication 4 1.1.3 Mutual Authentication 5 1.1.4 Models for Authentication Messaging 6 1.1.5 AAA Protocols for Authentication Messaging 7 1.2 Authorization 8 1.2.1 How is it Different from Authentication? 8 1.2.2 Administration Domain and Relationships with the User 9 1.2.3 Standardization of Authorization Procedures 10 1.3 Accounting 13 1.3.1 Accounting Management Architecture 13 1.3.2 Models for Collection of Accounting Data 15 1.3.3 Accounting Security 17 1.3.4 Accounting Reliability 17 1.3.5 Prepaid Service: Authorization and Accounting in Harmony 19 1.4 Generic AAA Architecture 19 1.4.1 Requirements on AAA Protocols Running on NAS 21 1.5 Conclusions and Further Resources 23 1.6 References 23 Chapter 2 Authentication 25 2.1 Examples of Authentication Mechanisms 25 2.1.1 User Authentication Mechanisms 26 2.1.2 Example of Device Authentication Mechanisms 31 2.1.3 Examples of Message Authentication Mechanisms 33 2.2 Classes of Authentication Mechanisms 36 2.2.1 Generic Authentication Mechanisms 41 2.3 Further Resources 44 2.4 References 45 Chapter 3 Key Management Methods 47 3.1 Key Management Taxonomy 47 3.1.1 Key Management Terminology 47 3.1.2 Types of Cryptographic Algorithms 49 3.1.3 Key Management Functions 50 3.1.4 Key Establishment Methods 51 3.2 Management of Symmetric Keys 54 3.2.1 EAP Key Management Methods 54 3.2.2 Diffie–Hellman Key Agreement for Symmetric Key Generation 58 3.2.3 Internet Key Exchange for Symmetric Key Agreement 61 3.2.4 Kerberos and Single Sign On 62 3.2.5 Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys (KINK) 66 3.3 Management of Public Keys and PKIs 67 3.4 Further Resources 68 3.5 References 69 Chapter 4 Internet Security and Key Exchange Basics 71 4.1 Introduction: Issues with Link Layer-Only Security 71 4.2 Internet Protocol Security 73 4.2.1 Authentication Header 74 4.2.2 Encapsulating Security Payload 74 4.2.3 IPsec Modes 75 4.2.4 Security Associations and Policies 77 4.2.5 IPsec Databases 78 4.2.6 IPsec Processing 78 4.3 Internet Key Exchange for IPsec 79 4.3.1 IKE Specifications 79 4.3.2 IKE Conversations 81 4.3.3 ISAKMP: The Backstage Protocol for IKE 83 4.3.4 The Gory Details of IKE 86 4.4 Transport Layer Security 91 4.4.1 TLS Handshake for Key Exchange 93 4.4.2 TLS Record Protocol 95 4.4.3 Issues with TLS 96 4.4.4 Wireless Transport Layer Security 96 4.5 Further Resources 96 4.6 References 97 Chapter 5 Introduction on Internet Mobility Protocols 99 5.1 Mobile IP 99 5.1.1 Mobile IP Functional Overview 102 5.1.2 Mobile IP Messaging Security 107 5.2 Shortcomings of Mobile IP Base Specification 109 5.2.1 Mobile IP Bootstrapping Issues 110 5.2.2 Mobile IP Handovers and Their Shortcomings 113 5.3 Seamless Mobility Procedures 117 5.3.1 Candidate Access Router Discovery 118 5.3.2 Context Transfer 120 5.4 Further Resources 125 5.5 References 126 Chapter 6 Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) 127 6.1 RADIUS Basics 127 6.2 RADIUS Messaging 128 6.2.1 Message Format 129 6.2.2 RADIUS Extensibility 130 6.2.3 Transport Reliability for RADIUS 130 6.2.4 RADIUS and Security 131 6.3 RADIUS Operation Examples 135 6.3.1 RADIUS Support for PAP 135 6.3.2 RADIUS Support for CHAP 136 6.3.3 RADIUS Interaction with EAP 138 6.3.4 RADIUS Accounting 139 6.4 RADIUS Support for Roaming and Mobility 141 6.4.1 RADIUS Support for Proxy Chaining 142 6.5 RADIUS Issues 143 6.6 Further Resources 144 6.6.1 Commercial RADIUS Resources 144 6.6.2 Free Open Source Material 145 6.7 References 145 Chapter 7 Diameter: Twice the RADIUS? 147 7.1 Election for the Next AAA Protocol 147 7.1.1 The Web of Diameter Specifications 148 7.1.2 Diameter Applications 151 7.1.3 Diameter Node Types and their Roles 152 7.2 Diameter Protocol 153 7.2.1 Diameter Messages 153 7.2.2 Diameter Transport and Routing Concepts 157 7.2.3 Capability Negotiations 159 7.2.4 Diameter Security Requirements 160 7.3 Details of Diameter Applications 162 7.3.1 Accounting Message Exchange Example 162 7.3.2 Diameter-Based Authentication, NASREQ 163 7.3.3 Diameter Mobile IP Application 167 7.3.4 Diameter EAP Support 167 7.4 Diameter Versus RADIUS: A Factor 2? 168 7.4.1 Advantages of Diameter over RADIUS 168 7.4.2 Issues with Use of Diameter 170 7.4.3 Diameter-RADIUS Interactions (Translation Agents) 171 7.5 Further Resources 172 7.6 References 172 Chapter 8 AAA and Security for Mobile IP 175 8.1 Architecture and Trust Model 177 8.1.1 Timing Characteristics of Security Associations 178 8.1.2 Key Delivery Mechanisms 181 8.1.3 Overview of Use of Mobile IP-AAA in Key Generation 182 8.2 Mobile IPv4 Extensions for Interaction with AAA 184 8.2.1 MN-AAA Authentication Extension 184 8.2.2 Key Generation Extensions (IETF work in progress) 186 8.2.3 Keys to Mobile IP Agents? 187 8.3 AAA Extensions for Interaction with Mobile IP 187 8.3.1 Diameter Mobile IPv4 Application 188 8.3.2 Radius and Mobile IP Interaction: A CDMA2000 Example 196 8.4 Conclusion and Further Resources 200 8.5 References 201 Chapter 9 PKI: Public Key Infrastructure: Fundamentals and Support for IPsec and Mobility 203 9.1 Public Key Infrastructures: Concepts and Elements 204 9.1.1 Certificates 204 9.1.2 Certificate Management Concepts 205 9.1.3 PKI Elements 209 9.1.4 PKI Management Basic Functions 210 9.1.5 Comparison of Existing PKI Management Protocols 212 9.1.6 PKI Operation Protocols 221 9.2 PKI for Mobility Support 222 9.2.1 Identity Management for Mobile Clients: No IP Addresses! 222 9.2.2 Certification and Distribution Issues 225 9.3 Using Certificates in IKE 227 9.3.1 Exchange of Certificates within IKE 229 9.3.2 Identity Management for ISAKMP: No IP Address, Please! 231 9.4 Further Resources 232 9.5 References 232 9.6 Appendix A PKCS Documents 233 Chapter 10 Latest Authentication Mechanisms, EAP Flavors 235 10.1 Introduction 235 10.1.1 EAP Transport Mechanisms 237 10.1.2 EAP over LAN (EAPOL) 237 10.1.3 EAP over AAA Protocols 238 10.2 Protocol Overview 239 10.3 EAP-XXX 242 10.3.1 EAP-TLS (TLS over EAP) 244 10.3.2 EAP-TTLS 248 10.3.3 EAP-SIM 257 10.4 Use of EAP in 802 Networks 259 10.4.1 802.1X Port-Based Authentication 259 10.4.2 Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) 260 10.4.3 PEAP 262 10.5 Further Resources 262 10.6 References 263 Chapter 11 AAA and Identity Management for Mobile Access: The World of Operator Co-Existence 265 11.1 Operator Co-existence and Agreements 265 11.1.1 Implications for the User 266 11.1.2 Implications for the Operators 267 11.1.3 Bilateral Billing and Trust Agreements and AAA Issues 269 11.1.4 Brokered Billing and Trust Agreements 272 11.1.5 Billing and Trust Management through an Alliance 274 11.2 A Practical Example: Liberty Alliance 275 11.2.1 Building the Trust Network: Identity Federation 276 11.2.2 Support for Authentication/Sign On/Sign Off 279 11.2.3 Advantages and Limitations of the Liberty Alliance 282 11.3 IETF Procedures 283 11.4 Further Resources 285 11.5 References 285 Index 287
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