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The Computing collection presents a range of foundational and applied content across computer and data science, including fields such as Artificial Intelligence; Computational Modelling; Computer Networks, Computer Organization & Architecture, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, Data Management; Embedded Systems & Computer Engineering; HCI/User Interface Design; Information Security; Machine Learning; Network Security; Software Engineering.

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    • Visual Computing for Medicine

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 7, 2013
      • Bernhard Preim + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 5 8 7 3 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 5 9 7 9 2
      Visual Computing for Medicine, Second Edition, offers cutting-edge visualization techniques and their applications in medical diagnosis, education, and treatment. The book includes algorithms, applications, and ideas on achieving reliability of results and clinical evaluation of the techniques covered. Preim and Botha illustrate visualization techniques from research, but also cover the information required to solve practical clinical problems. They base the book on several years of combined teaching and research experience. This new edition includes six new chapters on treatment planning, guidance and training; an updated appendix on software support for visual computing for medicine; and a new global structure that better classifies and explains the major lines of work in the field.

    • Advanced Theory of Constraint and Motion Analysis for Robot Mechanisms

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2013
      • Jingshan Zhao + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 0 1 7 7 3
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 6 2 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 2 0 2 2 3 8
      Advanced Theory of Constraint and Motion Analysis for Robot Mechanisms provides a complete analytical approach to the invention of new robot mechanisms and the analysis of existing designs based on a unified mathematical description of the kinematic and geometric constraints of mechanisms. Beginning with a high level introduction to mechanisms and components, the book moves on to present a new analytical theory of terminal constraints for use in the development of new spatial mechanisms and structures. It clearly describes the application of screw theory to kinematic problems and provides tools that students, engineers and researchers can use for investigation of critical factors such as workspace, dexterity and singularity.

    • Software Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • April 30, 2013
      • Richard F Schmidt
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 7 7 6 8 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 7 8 7 8 9
      Software Engineering: Architecture-driven Software Development is the first comprehensive guide to the underlying skills embodied in the IEEE's Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) standard. Standards expert Richard Schmidt explains the traditional software engineering practices recognized for developing projects for government or corporate systems. Software engineering education often lacks standardization, with many institutions focusing on implementation rather than design as it impacts product architecture. Many graduates join the workforce with incomplete skills, leading to software projects that either fail outright or run woefully over budget and behind schedule. Additionally, software engineers need to understand system engineering and architecture—the hardware and peripherals their programs will run on. This issue will only grow in importance as more programs leverage parallel computing, requiring an understanding of the parallel capabilities of processors and hardware. This book gives both software developers and system engineers key insights into how their skillsets support and complement each other. With a focus on these key knowledge areas, Software Engineering offers a set of best practices that can be applied to any industry or domain involved in developing software products.

    • Clinical Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • November 12, 2013
      • Azzam Taktak + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 6 9 6 1 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 7 2 3 8 5
      Clinical Engineering is intended for professionals and students in the clinical engineering field who need to successfully deploy medical technologies. The book provides a broad reference to the core elements of the subject and draws from the expertise of a range of experienced authors. In addition to engineering skills, clinical engineers must be able to work with patients and with a range of professional staff, including technicians and clinicians, and with equipment manufacturers. They have to keep up-to-date with fast-moving scientific and medical research in the field and be able to develop laboratory, design, workshop, and management skills. This book is the ideal companion in such studies, covering fundamentals such as IT and software engineering as well as topics in rehabilitation and assistive technology.

    • Data Stewardship

      • 1st Edition
      • September 16, 2013
      • David Plotkin
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 0 3 8 9 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 0 4 4 5 7
      Data stewards in business and IT are the backbone of a successful data governance implementation because they do the work to make a company’s data trusted, dependable, and high quality. Data Stewardship explains everything you need to know to successfully implement the stewardship portion of data governance, including how to organize, train, and work with data stewards, get high-quality business definitions and other metadata, and perform the day-to-day tasks using a minimum of the steward’s time and effort. David Plotkin has loaded this book with practical advice on stewardship so you can get right to work, have early successes, and measure and communicate those successes, gaining more support for this critical effort.

    • Data Mining Applications with R

      • 1st Edition
      • November 26, 2013
      • Yanchang Zhao + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 1 5 1 1 8
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 8 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 1 5 2 0 0
      Data Mining Applications with R is a great resource for researchers and professionals to understand the wide use of R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics, in solving different problems in industry. R is widely used in leveraging data mining techniques across many different industries, including government, finance, insurance, medicine, scientific research and more. This book presents 15 different real-world case studies illustrating various techniques in rapidly growing areas. It is an ideal companion for data mining researchers in academia and industry looking for ways to turn this versatile software into a powerful analytic tool. R code, Data and color figures for the book are provided at the RDataMining.com website.

    • Designing with the Mind in Mind

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 17, 2013
      • Jeff Johnson
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 7 9 1 4 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 1 5 5 6 9
      In this completely updated and revised edition of Designing with the Mind in Mind, Jeff Johnson provides you with just enough background in perceptual and cognitive psychology that user interface (UI) design guidelines make intuitive sense rather than being just a list or rules to follow. Early UI practitioners were trained in cognitive psychology, and developed UI design rules based on it. But as the field has evolved since the first edition of this book, designers enter the field from many disciplines. Practitioners today have enough experience in UI design that they have been exposed to design rules, but it is essential that they understand the psychology behind the rules in order to effectively apply them. In this new edition, you'll find new chapters on human choice and decision making, hand-eye coordination and attention, as well as new examples, figures, and explanations throughout.

    • Writing for Interaction

      • 1st Edition
      • February 26, 2013
      • Linda Newman Lior
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 4 8 1 3 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 4 8 4 4 1
      Writing for Interaction focuses on the art of creating the information experience as it appears within software and web applications, specifically in the form of user interface text. It also provides strategies for ensuring a consistent, positive information experience across a variety of delivery mechanisms, such as online help and social media. Throughout this book, you'll learn simple techniques for writing consistent text with the right tone, how to select content delivery mechanisms, and how straightforward, clear layouts help your customer interact with your application. Divided into five sections, the book completely covers the information experience design process from beginning to end. You'll cover everything from understanding your users and their needs, to creating personas, designing the IX strategy, creating your information, and evaluating the resulting information experience. This is your one-stop reference for information experience!

    • Brain Browser

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Bozzano G Luisa
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 4 9 4 1
      Brain Browser is designed to assist researchers as well as beginning and advanced neuroscience students in their efforts to organise, analyse, and contribute to the growing detailed knowledge of the brain. Brain Browser serves as an electronic notebook for neuroanatomy and offers numerous educational and research applications.System Requirements:IBM PC or fully compatible with Intel 80286 (or later) processor Mouse or other pointing device.2 MB of RAM (minimum)1.44 MB 3.5" disk driveHard disk drive with 10 MB availableAny Windows-compatible videographics adaptor and monitorDOS 3.1 or later (5.0) recommendedMicrosoft Windows 3.1Department site licenses are available, as well as a buyer's frequency plan. Contact the publisher for complete details.

    • Big Data Analytics

      • 1st Edition
      • August 23, 2013
      • David Loshin
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 7 3 1 9 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 8 6 6 4 4
      Big Data Analytics will assist managers in providing an overview of the drivers for introducing big data technology into the organization and for understanding the types of business problems best suited to big data analytics solutions, understanding the value drivers and benefits, strategic planning, developing a pilot, and eventually planning to integrate back into production within the enterprise.

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