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Book SynopsisSignal Processing.- Design of bit GHz Current steering DAC.- A supervised domain adaptive method for multi device acoustic scene classification.- Wireless optical OAM communication modulation and demodulation.- Small Target Underwater Sonar Image Target Detection Based on Adaptive Global Feature Enhancement Network.- Statistical analysis of amplitude masking for quantum noise stream cipher by intensity modulation.- Improvements towards the sonar image dataset.- Improved Targeted Recognition Model in Underwater Sonar Images Based.- Underwater Target Bearings only Trajectory Tracking Based on Long Short Term Memory Neural Network.- Small Sample Underwater Acoustic Target Recognition Based on Full Dimensional Dynamic Feature Enhancement Network.- Underwater full duplex MIMO optical communication system based on imaging reception.- Frame optimization in speech emotion recognition based on improved EMD and SVM algorithms.- Parallel Multi Model Fusion Spectrum Prediction Based on Multi Channel Feature Extraction.- Design and In field Testing of Target Sound source positioning with Insights from Indoor Acoustic Environment.- LTCN speech separation algorithm for effectively acquisition IPD information based on attention in reverberation environment.- Research Hotspots and Trend Analysis in DRG Field Based on Bibliometric Method.- New Generation Wireless Communication.- Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation for Edge Intelligence A Deep Reinforcement Learning Solution.-Vector Perturbation based Multidimensional Domain Physical Layer Encryption System.- A Computational Offloading Strategy for Large Scale Disaster Areas.- A Computing Resource Pricing Strategy of Satellite Earth Double Edge Computing System.- Influence Maximization in Partially Observable Mobile Social Networks.- Radio galaxy classification based on U shaped attentional feature fusion network.- Evaluation Study on the Validity of Total Budget Management in Company.- Edge computing offload and resource allocation strategy with pairing theory.- Design and Analysis of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communication System Based on MBSE.-Sensing Information Assisted Routing Scheme for UAV Networks.- High Frequency Nonintrusive Load Monitoring System based on KNN and QDA Ensemble Learning Algorithm.- Hydropower plant siting based on risk benefit assessment.- Mobile Crowdsensing Location Aggregation Data Release with Differential Privacy Protection.- Robot path planning algorithm for global optimization based on DQN algorithm.- Raft Sharding Consensus Algorithm based on Queue Theory and the Raft.- Deep Adversarial Neural Network based on Transformer Encoder for Specific Emitter Identification under Varying SNR.- Trajectory Optimization And Power Control Of UAV assisted Mobile Edge Devices.- Why not model privacy an efficient and practical scheme for Federated Learning model security.- Interworking between IP and ICN with New IP.- A Time Synchronization Scheme for Large Scale Low Earth Orbit Satellite Network.

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Book Synopsis.- Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection: Fancy Algorithms amd Flawed Evaluation Methology..- A Comprehensive Study on Benchmarking Permissioned Blockchains..- Benchmarking Generative AI Performance Requires a Holistic Approach..- Graph Stores with Application-Level Query Result Caches..- Chaosity: Understanding Contemporary NUMA-architectures..- Benchmarking Large Language Models: Opportunities and Challenges..- The Linked Data Benchmark Council (LDBC): Driving competition and collaboration in the graph data management space..- The LDBC Social Network Benchmark Interactive Workload v2: A Transactional Graph Query Benchmark with Deep Delete Operations..- A Cloud-Native Adoption of Classical DBMS Performance Benchmarks and Tools.

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Book Synopsis.- Optimal Access Point Selection Approach for User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems..- A lip-print recognition algorithm based on grouped multi-scale feature fusion..- Highway obstacle recognition based on improved YOLOv7 and defogging algorithm..- 4th Edge Intelligence and Computing for IoT Communications and Applications..- Cloud gaming resource management platform based on edge intelligence..- Hardware-e?icient Polar Decoder for 5G Internet of Things Communication..- Design and Optimization of a Solar-Powered IRS and Relay Assisted MEC System..- Highway Image Enhancement Method Based on improved Jade.- Research on Borehole Detection in Underground Drilling Based on Spatial 3D Motion Perception..- Deep Reinforcement Learning-based channel and power allocation in Multibeam LEO Satellite Systems..- Transmission, access and route technology for Internet of Vehicle..- CSI-Based signal reconstruction for WiFi Localization An Indoor Navigation Algorithm Using Multi-dimensional Euclidean Distanceand the Adaptive Particle Filter..- Nonlinear PID Controllers Improved Based on Quad Rotor Aerial..- Based on the Nonlinear State Equations of 6-DOF nonlinear Robot with Application to Autonomous Flight..- A Study on Collaborative Lane Change Decision Making of Multi-Automated Vehicles Based on Deep Graph Reinforcement Learning..- A Short Term Tra?ic Prediction Model Based on Deep Capture of Temporal Periodic Drift..- Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative On-Ramp Merging of Connected Automated Vehicles..- SVM Multi-class Classification method for Device Identification Using Eye Diagram Parameters..- Users Collaborative Computing for Hierarchical Federated Learning Based on Incentive Mechanism..- Spatio-Temporal Tra?ic Prediction of Wireless Communication Network Based on Multi-Source Data..- Flying Ad-Hoc Network Routing Protocol Based on Backward Algorithm..- A novel HPSO-IGWO algorithm for rapidly searching optimal fire rescue paths based on IoT architecture..- A Hybrid WOA-MTCNNAlgorithm for Accurate Face Detection Based on IoT Architecture..- Research on Big Data Information Big Model Processing System of Internet of Things Under Computer Artificial Intelligence Technology..- Design and Research of Intelligent Sorting Trash Bin Based on IoT..- The Intelligent Application of IoT and 3D Visualization Technology..- A New Method of Integrated Radar-Communication System Waveform Design and Signal Processing Based on OFDM Block Subcarrier Allocation..- A Q-Learning Approach to Energy-E?icient Routing in BLE Mesh Network Based on Duty Cycle Scanning..- Improved Plate Defect Detection Algorithm Based on YOLOv5..- HPSO-WOA-SFO: A Novel Hybrid Swarm Intelligence..- Approach for Enhancing Discrete Road Path Planning..- Cooperative Coded Caching in Internet of Vehicles based on Coded Prefetching Study on Demand Forecasting and Scheduling Routes of Shared Bicycles..- Dynamic scheduling strategy based on demand prediction of shared bike..- Peak Age of Information Optimization: CSMAversus Aloha.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Theoretical Framework.- Ontological Foundations.- Applications.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisConvolutional Neural Network-based Multi-scale Semantic Segmentation for Two-dimensional Panoramic X-rays of Teeth.- TB-FPN: Enhancing Tooth Segmentation with Cascade Boundary-aware FPN.- Perform Special Post-processing after Tooth Segmentation.- A Multi-Stage Framework for 3D Individual Tooth Segmentation in Dental CBCT.- Preprocessing of Prior Knowledge before Semi-Supervised Tooth Segmentation.- A Semi-Supervised Tooth Segmentation Method based on Entropy-Guided Mean Teacher and Weakly Mutual Consistency Network.- MsNet: Multi-Stage Learning from Seldom Labeled Data for 3D Tooth Segmentation in Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography.- Diffusion-Based Conv-Former Dual-Encode U-Net: DDPM for Level Set Evolution Mapping - MICCAI STS 2023 Challenge.- Semi-Supervised 3D Tooth Segmentation Using nn-UNet with Axial Attention and Positional Correction.- Boundary Feature Fusion Network for Tooth Image Segmentation.- Self-training Based Semi-Supervised Learning and U-Net with Denoiser for Teeth Segmentation in X-ray Image.- UX-CNet: Effective Edge Information Acquisition for Teeth Image Segmentation.- 2D Teeth Segmentation Base on Half-image Approach and VCMix-Net+.- Automated Dental CBCT Segmentation using Pseudo Labeling Method.- Prior-aware Cross Pseudo Supervision for Semi-supervised Tooth Segmentation.- High-Precision Semi-supervised 3D Dental Segmentation Based on nnUNet.

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Book Synopsis.- Management & Risk..- Employee Motivation in Organizational Cybersecurity: Matching Theory and Reality..- Information security behavioural threshold analysis: An application in the South African retail sector..- Scoping Review: The Landscape of Digital Risks and Cybersecurity Solutions for Journalists..- A Diary Study to Understand Young Saudi Adult Users' Experiences of Online Security Threats..- Investigating the Factors Influencing Individuals' Self-Sovereign Identity Adoption Intentions..- "There is a Damn Hello on the Social Media!" Insights into Public Risk Communication in the Digital Age..- A Profile-Based Cyber Security Readiness Assessment Framework at Country Level..- To risk analyse, or not to risk analyse: That's the question..- Information Security and Privacy Challenges Related to Personal eHealth Services - A Literature Review..- Information Security Management in Digitized Identity Systems The Case of the Ghanaian National Identification Authority (NIA)..- Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises..- Social Engineering..- A Systematic Task and Knowledge-Based Process to Tune Cybersecurity Training to User Learning Groups: Application to Email Phishing Attacks..- Defining Measures of Effect for Disinformation Attacks..- Phish and Tips:Phishing Awareness and Education for Older Adults..- Literature Review: Misconceptions about Phishing..- Technical Attacks & Defenses..- Linux Kernel Keyloggers and Information Security..- The Perceived Barriers to the Adoption of Blockchain in Addressing Cybersecurity Concerns in the Financial Services Industry..- An Interdisciplinary Thematic Analysis of the US National Guard Bureau Response to the SolarWinds Attack..- Research Agenda for Speaker Authentication..- Usable Security..- A Unified Privacy and Permission Management Framework..- Understanding users' mental models of Federated Identity Management (FIM): use of a new tangible elicitation method..- Multi-factor authentication adoption: A comparison between digital natives and digital immigrants in Sweden..- Discerning Challenges of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Systems in Large Organizations..- Assessing the Cybersecurity Needs and Experiences of Disabled Users.

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Book Synopsis.- Awareness & Education..- The Influence of Human Factors on Adaptive Social Media Cyber-security Training and Education..- Towards an Active Learning Approach for the Design of a Secure Programming Course using Constructive Alignment..- Investigating the use of indigenous languages within South African schools to teach cyber-safety awareness..- Useful but for someone else - an explorative study on cybersecurity training acceptance..- Laying the foundation for digital citizenship: The integration of the CyberSmart Squad' into pre-school curriculum..- Gamification in Cybersecurity Training: High-level Properties of Cybersecurity Games..- A Framework for Matching Distinct Personality Types with Information Security Awareness Methods..- Probably put some sort of fear in: Investigating the role of Heuristics in Cyber Awareness Messaging for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises..- Improving the Human Firewall: Exploring the Factors that Influence Cyber-Security Incident Reporting..- Harnessing the Right Talent for SETA Programs: Cybersecurity Roles and Competencies that Make a Difference..- Privacy..- Privacy Policies on Websites: A Case Study in the Financial Industry in South Africa..- Analysing Websites Privacy Policies: A Study of E-commerce Websites in South Africa..- Security and Privacy Perspectives on Using ChatGPT at the Workplace: An Interview Study..- A Holistic Approach to Developing Intervention Strategies Against Digital Piracy..- Data After Death: Australian User Preferences and Future Solutions to Protect Posthumous User Data.

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Book SynopsisPart I - Fundamentals of Smart Life and Smart Life Engineering.- 1. Exploring Smart Life.- 2. Taxonomy of the Scientific Domain of Smart Life.- 3. Evolution of the Scientific Domain of Smart Life.- 4. A Review of Social, Behavioural, and Ethical Considerations for Smart Life Engineering.- Part II - Conceptual Contributions to Smart Life.- 5. Smart Environments: Implications for Environmental Governance.- 6. I'm Afraid HAL Can't Do That: Why Your Smart Home Is Not an Existential Threat (At Least Not the Kind You Think It Is).- 7. Stakeholders in Smart City Standardisation.- 8. Towards a Consensual Definition for Smart Tourism and Smart Tourism Tools.- Part III - Smart Life Applications.- 9. Smart-Viticulture and Deep Learning: Challenges and Recent Developments on Yield Prediction.- 10. How Do You Ride an Elevator? Passenger In-Cabin Behaviour Analysis on a Smart-Elevator Platform.- 11. Wireless Crowd Detection for Smart Overtourism Mitigation.- Part IV - Experience Reports of Smart Life Applications.- 12. Leuven: A Smart City Experience.-13. Enhancing the Visitor Experience with Immersive Technologies and Gaming: The Monserrate Use Case.

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Book Synopsis.- Web Intelligence, Language Models, and AI-based Question Answerin..- RUVA - a Radical Universal Visual Annotation for Web-Based Language Learning..- CLOR - QA: Cross-Lingual Open-Retrieval Question Answering Model with Dynamic Database Integration..- Financial News Classification Using Language Learning Models and Reinforcement Learning..- ExtractGPT: Exploring the Potential of Large Language Models for Product Attribute Value Extraction..- Feature Extraction for Claim Check-Worthiness Prediction Tasks Using LLM..- Training Data for Dialogue Generation Considering Philosophies..- Finding Adequate Additional Layer of Auxiliary Task in BERT-Based Multi-Task Learning..- Blockchain, Peer Reviews, and Digital Transparency..- Ponzi scheme detection and prevention in blockchain platforms using machine learning: A systematic literature review..- Cross-Chain Personal Data Exchange on EVM Platforms: Enhancing Transparency, and Equity..- Incentivise Peer Review without Rewarding: Using OSS-like Citation Pull Request..- Towards Website X-Ray for Europe's Municipalities: Unveiling Digital Transformation with Multimodal Embeddings..- Machine Learning in Healthcare, Climate Change, and Human Behavior..- Evolving Applications of Conversational Agents in Healthcare: A Literature Review..- Hybrid edge-cloud federated learning: the case of lightweight smoking detection..- Anonymization of Unstructured Health Data in Spanish..- When Good Enough is the Best Option: Use of Digital Sufficiency to Fight Climate Change..- Multi-Target Feature Selection Method for Predicting User-Level Psychological Status from Text..- FIEAP: A Machine Learning Approach for Fair and Interpretable Employee Attrition Prediction..- HOCON34k: A corpus of Hate speech in Online Comments from German Newspapers..- Sequence and Similarity Search Techniques..- SISIS: Sequence Indexing for SImilarity Search..- Top-k on Sequences: A New Approach to Enhanced Similarity Search..- Exploratory Data Analysis of Time Series using Pre-segmented Clustering..- A Data Science Approach for Predicting Soccer Passes Using Positional Data..- Knowledge Graphs, Databases, and Ontologies..- A Method for Integrating Heterogeneous Data into a Knowledge Graph..- Predicting Knowledge Graph Updates from Edit Histories..- Automatic Extraction of RML-star Mappings from Property Graphs..- Exploring the Role of UML in Data Modelling for NoSQL Databases: Position paper..- Railway systems' ontologies: A literature review and an alignment proposal..- Combining GraphSAGE and Label Propagation for Node Classification in Graphs.

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Book Synopsis.- Virtual Worlds, Performance, Games and Play..- WILDWOOD: Southside Chicago Worldbuilding Through Interactive Digital Narrative..- Friendship with AI - Immersive Science Fiction Prototyping for Responsible Innovation..- Where's the Finance?: A Transmedia Storytelling Experience to Engage Young Adults in Financial Educational Content..- Navigating Sexualization: A Thematic Analysis of Sexualized Character Design in Modern Video Game Narratives..- Emotional believability of non-playable game characters..- Finding Queerness in Gaming: How Players See LGBTQ+ Themes in Non-Queer Games..- Popcorn Movie: Dynamic Narrative Feedback for Spontaneous Live Action Video Storytelling..- DreaMR: The Effects of Multisensory Design on Cross-Modal Perception across Genres with Mixed Reality Concert..- Tools and Systems..- Building Visual Novels with Social Simulation and Storylets..- A tool for the calculation of characters' emotions..- Late Breaking Works..- Teaching Data Storytelling in a Computational Thinking course for Students in Communications careers..- El Centro (The Downtown): A Collaborative Transmedia Project among Ibero-American Universities..- Subliminal Teaching for Elderly People Through Crossmedia Storytelling..- Affective Sound: Developing a Critical Framework for Audio-Based Interactive Digital Narratives..- What if we educated students assuming they can think? A plan for a critical education in interactive narratives, games and related fields..- Fostering Empathy Through Inclusive Interactive Digital Narratives..- Interactive Digital Narratives for modern historical research..- Design of knowledge graphs for Interactive Digital Narratives Authoring..- Being Water : Collaborating with an LLM in an Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) as Speculative Aesthetics..- Exploring Collaborative Interactive Digital Narrative Creation in Higher Education Through Narrative Analysis: A Case Study on COVID-19 Storytelling..- The IDN design model: a proposal for an extended SPP model.

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Book Synopsis.- Theory, History and Foundation..- Streams of Consciousness in Interactive Digital Narrative Research Design..- Interactive Digital Narrative Syllabi from Around the World: A Preliminary Analysis..- Unnatural Emergent Narrative: Toward an Alternative Design Space Through Critique..- Social and Cultural Context..- Case Study: Applying Design Methods to Capture Cultural Narratives in Animated Content..- Interactive Digital Storytelling and Refugees: Attending the Diasporic Mind..- The Gallery Game: Locative Augmented Reality for Cultural Engagement using Multisensory Design..- Interactive Narrative Design..- Don't Do That! Reverse Role Prompting Helps Large Language Models Stay in Personality Traits..- Exploring Collaborative Storytelling Through Performative Avatars in Searching for Us: A Tangible Pervasive Narrative..- Designing Agency in Detective Video Games: An Analysis of Shadows of Doubt (2023)..- Mixed initiative comic making in an artistic practice..- Can AI create an IDN? - a benchmarking framework to evaluate the state of generative AI tools for the design of interactive digital narrative..- Unravelling the Educational Power of Interactive Digital Narratives in Childhood Learning..- Applications and Case Studies..- Designing Angst: a case study on Rainy Day..- BBEL REVOLUION: Streams of Biocultural Diversity in a Participatory Narrative..- Constructing a Multiplayer Tangible Narrative with Interactive Puppets: New User Experiences and Design Challenges..- Overlapping Expectations: Studying the Genre Relationship of Open-World and Ecocritical Genres..- Newsgames at 21, A Modern Storytelling Medium and Content Analysis of 101 Different Newsgames..- 13 interviews - Leveraging digital storytelling and social interaction for public engagement with a music archive..- Systems Thinking and Mapping as a Conduit for Stakeholders to Interpret Complex Reality for the Creation of a Learning IDN..- Experience, Don't Tell! Integration of IDN into Journalistic Narratives.

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Book SynopsisCompact Query Rewritings for Ontology-Based Query Answering.- Finite-Model Reasoning for Graph Queries and Description Logics.- Controlled Query Evaluation in Description Logic Ontologies.- Actively Learning from Machine Learning Models with Queries and Counterexamples.- Proof-Theoretic Approaches to Logical Argumentation.

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