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Guide to Assembly Language

A Concise Introduction

by James T. Streib ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This concise guide is designed to enable the reader to learn how to program in assembly language as quickly as possible. Through a hands-on programming approach, readers will also learn about the architecture of the Intel processor, and the relationship between high-level and low-level languages.This updated second edition has been expanded with additional exercises, and enhanced with new material ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This concise guide is designed to enable the reader to learn how to program in assembly language as quickly as possible. Through a hands-on programming approach, readers will also learn about the architecture of the Intel processor, and the relationship between high-level and low-level languages.This updated second edition has been expanded with additional exercises, and enhanced with new material
... Read more
Mastering Pygame: From Basics to Advanced Game Development

by Kameron Hussain, Frahaan Hussain ...

"Mastering Pygame: From Basics to Advanced Game Development" is an indispensable resource for both budding and seasoned developers eager to enhance their game programming skills. This comprehensive guide delves deep into the world of Pygame, a popular Python library for creating video games, offering readers a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application.Starting with the ... Read more

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"Mastering Pygame: From Basics to Advanced Game Development" is an indispensable resource for both budding and seasoned developers eager to enhance their game programming skills. This comprehensive guide delves deep into the world of Pygame, a popular Python library for creating video games, offering readers a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application.Starting with the
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Trends in Functional Programming

19th International Symposium, TFP 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 11–13, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Michał Pałka, Magnus Myreen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the 19th International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2018, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2018. The 7 revised full papers were selected from 13 submissions and present papers in all aspects of functional programming, taking a broad view of current and future trends in the area. It aspires to be a ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the 19th International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2018, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2018. The 7 revised full papers were selected from 13 submissions and present papers in all aspects of functional programming, taking a broad view of current and future trends in the area. It aspires to be a
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From CSCW to Web 2.0: European Developments in Collaborative Design

Selected Papers from COOP08

Edited by David Randall, Pascal Salembier ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Many challenges were identified in CSCW some thirty years ago, and some of these remain problematic today. However they are being progressively transformed and this edited volume contains contributions that demonstrate how these new challenges are being dealt with in a variety of ways, reflecting the balance of rigour and creativity that has always characterised the field.Originally presented at ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Many challenges were identified in CSCW some thirty years ago, and some of these remain problematic today. However they are being progressively transformed and this edited volume contains contributions that demonstrate how these new challenges are being dealt with in a variety of ways, reflecting the balance of rigour and creativity that has always characterised the field.Originally presented at
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Usability Testing Essentials

Ready, Set...Test

by Carol M. Barnum ...

Do you love your mobile phone? Your MP3 player? Your e-book reader? You laptop or tablet PC? There’s a reason for that. Usability.When usability testing is part of the design and development of products, the results are better products that users want and like. You may be doing testing now or want to help your company get started, but you may not have all the tools to know how to properly prepare, ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Do you love your mobile phone? Your MP3 player? Your e-book reader? You laptop or tablet PC? There’s a reason for that. Usability.When usability testing is part of the design and development of products, the results are better products that users want and like. You may be doing testing now or want to help your company get started, but you may not have all the tools to know how to properly prepare,
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Being Agile

Your Roadmap to Successful Adoption of Agile

by Mario E. Moreira ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Being Agile is your roadmap to successfully transforming your organization to an Agile culture. Veteran agile coach Mario Moreira teaches new adopters how to implement a robust Agile framework to derive from it the maximum business benefit in terms of customer value, revenue, and employee engagement.Agile is a ubiquitous watchword in the corporate world, but only a minority of companies understand ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Being Agile is your roadmap to successfully transforming your organization to an Agile culture. Veteran agile coach Mario Moreira teaches new adopters how to implement a robust Agile framework to derive from it the maximum business benefit in terms of customer value, revenue, and employee engagement.Agile is a ubiquitous watchword in the corporate world, but only a minority of companies understand
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Guide to Scientific Computing in C++

by Joe Pitt-Francis, Jonathan Whiteley ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This easy-to-read textbook/reference presents an essential guide to object-oriented C++ programming for scientific computing. With a practical focus on learning by example, the theory is supported by numerous exercises.Features: provides a specific focus on the application of C++ to scientific computing, including parallel computing using MPI; stresses the importance of a clear programming style ... Read more

$31.99 USD

This easy-to-read textbook/reference presents an essential guide to object-oriented C++ programming for scientific computing. With a practical focus on learning by example, the theory is supported by numerous exercises.Features: provides a specific focus on the application of C++ to scientific computing, including parallel computing using MPI; stresses the importance of a clear programming style
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Essential Dynamic HTML fast

by Aladdin Ayesh ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Essential Dynamic HTML fast provides a step-by-step approach to discovering DHTML and its techniques - everything you need to know from standard HTML tags to Layers and DOM (Document Object Model). You'll learn everything you need to know to build a dynamic web site - starting from choosing which font to use, to using dynamic positioning and contents, and how to incorporate audio, video and ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Essential Dynamic HTML fast provides a step-by-step approach to discovering DHTML and its techniques - everything you need to know from standard HTML tags to Layers and DOM (Document Object Model). You'll learn everything you need to know to build a dynamic web site - starting from choosing which font to use, to using dynamic positioning and contents, and how to incorporate audio, video and
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Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition

by Dia AbuZeina, Moustafa Elshafei ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition utilizes phonological rules in order to model the cross-word problem, a merging of adjacent words in speech caused by continuous speech, to enhance the performance of continuous speech recognition systems. The author aims to provide an understanding of the cross-word problem and how it can be avoided, specifically focusing on Arabic phonology using ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition utilizes phonological rules in order to model the cross-word problem, a merging of adjacent words in speech caused by continuous speech, to enhance the performance of continuous speech recognition systems. The author aims to provide an understanding of the cross-word problem and how it can be avoided, specifically focusing on Arabic phonology using
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Intelligent Vehicles

Third CCF Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, CIVS 2025, Hangzhou, China, August 16–18, 2025, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Huiyun Li, Zhongli Wang, Shuai Zhao, Peng Sun, Michael Herrmann, Xi Zheng, Yuling Liu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume constitutes the revised selected papers of 3rd CCF Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, CIVS 2025, in Hangzhou, China, during August 16–18, 2025.The 30 full papers were presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. This conference address challenging issues in autonomous driving, lidar, radar, camera, LLM, battery, motor, electronic control, charging ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This volume constitutes the revised selected papers of 3rd CCF Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, CIVS 2025, in Hangzhou, China, during August 16–18, 2025.The 30 full papers were presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. This conference address challenging issues in autonomous driving, lidar, radar, camera, LLM, battery, motor, electronic control, charging
... Read more
The Chronicles of Aigent Catburger Volume 2

Aigent Docs, #2

by Catburger, Elias Thornwood, Quinn Harper ...

Series Book 2 - Aigent Docs
In the shadowy glow of endless screens, one man's vision spawns a digital revolution—and a nightmare of unchecked intelligence. In "The Chronicles of Aigent Catburger: Volume 2 – Learning to Manage the AI Workforce – The Spin-Off Era and Beyond," narrative historian Morgan Ashford plunges readers into the meta-chronicle of Catburger's odyssey. Fresh from taming the chaos of Image Magician's ... Read more

$22.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the shadowy glow of endless screens, one man's vision spawns a digital revolution—and a nightmare of unchecked intelligence. In "The Chronicles of Aigent Catburger: Volume 2 – Learning to Manage the AI Workforce – The Spin-Off Era and Beyond," narrative historian Morgan Ashford plunges readers into the meta-chronicle of Catburger's odyssey. Fresh from taming the chaos of Image Magician's
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

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

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

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

$80.99 USD

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

Edited by Björn Granström, D. House, I. Karlsson ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book is based on contributions to the Seventh European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication that was held at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, in July of 1999 under the auspices of the European Language and Speech Network (ELSNET). The topic of the summer school was "Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems" (MiLaSS). The issue of multimodality in interpersonal, face-to-face ... Read more

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This book is based on contributions to the Seventh European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication that was held at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, in July of 1999 under the auspices of the European Language and Speech Network (ELSNET). The topic of the summer school was "Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems" (MiLaSS). The issue of multimodality in interpersonal, face-to-face
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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Access to the Human Environment and Culture

9th International Conference, UAHCI 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2-7, 2015, Proceedings, Part IV

Edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona ...

Series Book 4 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The four LNCS volume set 9175-9178 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, UAHCI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters ... Read more

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The four LNCS volume set 9175-9178 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, UAHCI 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, USA in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1462 papers and 246 posters
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Robotics and Well-Being

Edited by Maria Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira, João Silva Sequeira, Gurvinder Singh Virk, Mohammad Osman Tokhi, Endre E. Kadar ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book highlights some of the most pressing safety, ethical, legal and societal issues related to the diverse contexts in which robotic technologies apply. Focusing on the essential concept of well-being, it addresses topics that are fundamental not only for research, but also for industry and end-users, discussing the challenges in a wide variety of applications, including domestic robots, ... Read more

$134.99 USD

This book highlights some of the most pressing safety, ethical, legal and societal issues related to the diverse contexts in which robotic technologies apply. Focusing on the essential concept of well-being, it addresses topics that are fundamental not only for research, but also for industry and end-users, discussing the challenges in a wide variety of applications, including domestic robots,
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Knowledge Management in Digital Change

New Findings and Practical Cases

Edited by Klaus North, Ronald Maier, Oliver Haas ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book features both cutting-edge contributions on managing knowledge in transformational contexts and a selection of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for knowledge-based value creation worldwide, and subsequently examines the changes in how we manage information and knowledge, communicate, collaborate, learn and decide ... Read more

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This book features both cutting-edge contributions on managing knowledge in transformational contexts and a selection of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for knowledge-based value creation worldwide, and subsequently examines the changes in how we manage information and knowledge, communicate, collaborate, learn and decide
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Internet Science

INSCI 2017 International Workshops, IFIN, DATA ECONOMY, DSI, and CONVERSATIONS, Thessaloniki, Greece, November 22, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Sotiris Diplaris, Anna Satsiou, Asbjørn Følstad, Michail Vafopoulos, Thomas Vilarinho ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of 4 workshops, held at the 4th International Conference on Internet Science, Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2017: the Second International Workshop on the Internet for Financial Collective Awareness and Intelligence, IFIN 2017, the International Workshop on Data Economy 2017, the International Workshop on Digital Technology to ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of 4 workshops, held at the 4th International Conference on Internet Science, Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2017: the Second International Workshop on the Internet for Financial Collective Awareness and Intelligence, IFIN 2017, the International Workshop on Data Economy 2017, the International Workshop on Digital Technology to
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Agents and Artificial Intelligence

8th International Conference, ICAART 2016, Rome, Italy, February 24-26, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Joaquim Filipe, Jaap van den Herik ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book contains revised and extended versions of selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, ICAART 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in February 2016.The 17 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 149 initial submissions. The papers are organized in two sections: agents and artificial intelligence. They address open research ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book contains revised and extended versions of selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, ICAART 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in February 2016.The 17 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 149 initial submissions. The papers are organized in two sections: agents and artificial intelligence. They address open research
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Advances in Information Retrieval

38th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2016, Padua, Italy, March 20-23, 2016. Proceedings

Edited by Fabio Crestani, Marie-Francine Moens, Josiane Mothe, Fabrizio Silvestri, Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio, Claudia Hauff, Gianmaria Silvello, Nicola Ferro ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 38th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2016, held in Padua, Italy, in March 2016.The 42 full papers and 28 poster papers presented together with 3 keynote talks and 6 demonstration papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 284 submissions. The volume contains the outcome of 4 workshops as well as 4 tutorial papers in addition. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 38th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2016, held in Padua, Italy, in March 2016.The 42 full papers and 28 poster papers presented together with 3 keynote talks and 6 demonstration papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 284 submissions. The volume contains the outcome of 4 workshops as well as 4 tutorial papers in addition.
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F# 4.0 Design Patterns

Solve complex problems with functional thinking

by Gene Belitski ...

Learn how to apply functional F\# design patterns to a huge range of programming challenges, and discover a smart route to building better applicationsKey Features\[\*\] This book provides a path if you are coming from imperative and object-oriented paradigms\[\*\] It will take you to an intermediate level of functional programming in very practical manner to write enterprise-quality idiomatic F\# ... Read more

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Learn how to apply functional F\# design patterns to a huge range of programming challenges, and discover a smart route to building better applicationsKey Features\[\*\] This book provides a path if you are coming from imperative and object-oriented paradigms\[\*\] It will take you to an intermediate level of functional programming in very practical manner to write enterprise-quality idiomatic F\#
... Read more
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024 Workshops

Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XIII

Edited by Alessio Del Bue, Cristian Canton, Jordi Pont-Tuset, Tatiana Tommasi ...

Series Book 13 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The multi-volume set LNCS 15623 until LNCS 15646 constitutes the proceedings of the workshops that were held in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.These LNCS volumes contain 574 accepted papers from 53 of the 73 workshops. The list of workshops and distribution of the workshop papers in
... Read more
Software Product Management

The ISPMA®-Compliant Study Guide and Handbook

by Hans-Bernd Kittlaus ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Software Product Management (SPM) is a key success factor for software products and software-intensive products. This book gives a comprehensive overview on SPM for beginners as well as best practices, methodology and in-depth discussions for experienced product managers. This includes product strategy, product planning, participation in strategic management activities and orchestration of the ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Software Product Management (SPM) is a key success factor for software products and software-intensive products. This book gives a comprehensive overview on SPM for beginners as well as best practices, methodology and in-depth discussions for experienced product managers. This includes product strategy, product planning, participation in strategic management activities and orchestration of the
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Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions

12th International Conference, DAPI 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Norbert A. Streitz, Shin'ichi Konomi ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set LNCS 14718-14719 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2024, in Washington DC, USA, during June 29 – July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This two-volume set LNCS 14718-14719 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2024, in Washington DC, USA, during June 29 – July 4, 2024.The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024
... Read more
Intelligent Robotics and Applications

17th International Conference, ICIRA 2024, Xi'an, China, July 31 – August 2, 2024, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by Xuguang Lan, Xuesong Mei, Caigui Jiang, Fei Zhao, Zhiqiang Tian ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative ... Read more

$143.99 USD

The 10-volume set LNAI 15201-15210 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024, which took place in Xi’an, China, during July 31–August 2, 2024.The 321 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions.They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Innovative
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