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Applications of Evolutionary Computation: 23rd European Conference, EvoApplications 2020, Held as Part of EvoStar 2020, Seville, Spain, April 15–17, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12104)
by Pedro A. Castillo Juan Luis Jiménez Laredo Francisco Fernández de VegaThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd European Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2020, held as part of Evo*2020, in Seville, Spain, in April 2020, co-located with the Evo*2020 events EuroGP, EvoMUSART and EvoCOP.The 44 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers cover a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from applications of bio-inspired techniques on social networks, evolutionary computation in digital healthcare and personalized medicine, soft-computing applied to games, applications of deep-bioinspired algorithms, parallel and distributed systems, and evolutionary machine learning.
Applications of Evolutionary Computation: 26th European Conference, EvoApplications 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Brno, Czech Republic, April 12–14, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13989)
by João Correia Stephen Smith Raneem QaddouraThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2023, held as part of Evo*2023, in April 2023, co-located with the Evo*2023 events EuroGP, EvoCOP, and EvoMUSART. The EuroGP focused on the technique of genetic programming, EvoCOP targeted evolutionary computation in combinatorial optimization, and EvoMUSART was dedicated to evolved and bio-inspired music, sound, art, and design.The EvoApplications 2023 presents papers on the different areas: Analysis of Evolutionary Computation Methods: Theory, Empirics, and Real-World Applications, Applications of Bio-inspired Techniques on Social Networks, Evolutionary Computation in Edge, Fog, and Cloud Computing, Evolutionary Computation in Image Analysis, Signal Processing, and Pattern Recognition and others.
Applications of interactionist Psychology: Essays in Honor of Saul B. Sells
by Steven G. Cole Robert G. Demaree William CurtisThis work, honoring Saul B. Sells, adds to the understanding of the science of psychology and the application of that knowledge to meaningful human endeavors. Covers topics including: the interactionist approach and the importance of multivariate design, accuracy of measurement in order to move toward the understanding of human behavior, and the necessity of understanding personality characteristics and environmental affect. Important reading for researchers, students, and professionals in all subdisciplines of psychology, including personality development, social psychology, research methods, evaluation and measurement.
Applications of Mathematics in Models, Artificial Neural Networks and Arts: Mathematics and Society
by Pierluigi Contucci Bruno D'Amore Massimo Buscema Vittorio CapecchiThe book shows a very original organization addressing in a non traditional way, but with a systematic approach, to who has an interest in using mathematics in the social sciences. The book is divided in four parts: (a) a historical part, written by Vittorio Capecchi which helps us understand the changes in the relationship between mathematics and sociology by analyzing the mathematical models of Paul F. Lazarsfeld, the model of simulation and artificial societies, models of artificial neural network and considering all the changes in scientific paradigms considered; (b) a part coordinated by Pier Luigi Contucci on mathematical models that consider the relationship between the mathematical models that come from physics and linguistics to arrive at the study of society and those which are born within sociology and economics; (c) a part coordinated by Massimo Buscema analyzing models of artificial neural networks; (d) a part coordinated by Bruno D'Amore which considers the relationship between mathematics and art. The title of the book "Mathematics and Society" was chosen because the mathematical applications exposed in the book allow you to address two major issues: (a) the general theme of technological innovation and quality of life (among the essays are on display mathematical applications to the problems of combating pollution and crime, applications to mathematical problems of immigration, mathematical applications to the problems of medical diagnosis, etc.) (b) the general theme of technical innovation and creativity, for example the art and mathematics section which connects to the theme of creative cities. The book is very original because it is not addressed only to those who are passionate about mathematical applications in social science but also to those who, in different societies, are: (a) involved in technological innovation to improve the quality of life; (b) involved in the wider distribution of technological innovation in different areas of creativity (as in the project "Creative Cities Network" of UNESCO).
Applications of Metaverse and Virtual Reality to Creative Education and Industry (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #267)
by Dana M. Barry Hideyuki KanematsuThis book provides excellent examples of metaverse and virtual reality and their unlimited possibilities for education and industry. By examining innovative educational activities in both real and virtual worlds, such as Second Life, SL (a three-dimensional world where avatars perform specific tasks on behalf of us), we get a unique perspective on how these technologies can revolutionize learning and professional practices. Metaverse offers a fully immersive and interconnected virtual environment, enabling individuals to engage in digital experiences that closely resemble real-world interactions, thereby providing limitless possibilities for education and industry. In addition, the chapters cover various key topics, including the integration of virtual reality in creative game design, the use of VR (virtual reality) headsets with sensor glasses for physiological data collection, and the application of VR in fields like architecture and medical education. Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Machine Learning (along with other related fields) are also mentioned. In addition, readers will encounter discussions about the future fusion of real and virtual worlds, highlighting the role of Digital Twin Technology and Augmented Reality. The book invites readers to consider critical questions about the implications of these technologies for society and industry. This book is a must-read for students, educators, engineers, and researchers interested in the cutting-edge applications of virtual reality and the metaverse. It serves as a textbook, reference, and practical guide, making it invaluable for academic audiences and professionals seeking to harness the power of these technologies for innovative solutions. Whether you are a professor, scientist, or engineer, or simply curious about the metaverse, avatars, and virtual reality, this book promises to be a rewarding journey into the limitless potential of these technologies for creative education and industry.
Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theories and Research
by Robert S. FeldmanThis book is intended to accomplish several goals. First, it is designed to provide a broad overview of the major areas of application of theory and research relating to nonverbal behavior. Second, individual chapters emphasize how the applications have been drawn from underlying theories and empirical bases, thereby making the link between theory, research, and applications apparent. Finally, the volume links individual chapter contributions, demonstrating how theoretical progress over the last few decades has led to important applied advances. The contributors to this book consider a wide variety of settings and topics. Their common thread, however, is a shared conviction that an understanding of nonverbal behavior can bring about an improvement in the human condition. Each of the authors has made suggestions regarding future directions for both research and practice -- and their ideas offer real promise.
Applications of Nonverbal Communication (Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series)
by Ronald E. Riggio Robert S. FeldmanThe goal of this edited volume is to provide a much needed bridge between the research on nonverbal communication and the application of those findings. The book features contributions from some of the leading researchers in the field. These distinguished scholars apply their understanding of nonverbal communication processes to a variety of settings including hospitals and clinics, courtrooms and police stations, the workplace and government, the classroom, and everyday life. It explores nonverbal communication in public settings, in intimate relationships, and across cultures and general lessons such as the importance of context, individual differences, and how expectations affect interpretation.Applications of Nonverbal Communication appeals to a diverse group of practitioners, researchers, and students from a variety of disciplines including psychology, health care, law enforcement, political science, sociology, communication, business and management. It may also serve as a supplement in upper level courses on nonverbal communication.
Applications of Social Psychology: How Social Psychology Can Contribute to the Solution of Real-World Problems (Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology)
by Joseph P. Forgas William D. Crano Klaus FiedlerThis book explores what social psychology can contribute to our understanding of real-life problems and how it can inform rational interventions in any area of social life. By reviewing some of the most recent achievements in applying social psychology to pressing contemporary problems, Forgas, Crano, and Fiedler convey a fundamentally optimistic message about social psychology’s achievements and prospects. The book is organized into four sections. Part I focuses on the basic issues and methods of applying social psychology to real-life problems, discussing evolutionary influences on human sociability, the role of psychological ‘mindsets’ in interpreting reality, and the use of attitude change techniques to promote adaptive behaviors. Part II explores the applications of social psychology to improve individual health and well-being, including managing aggression, eating disorders, and improving therapeutic interactions. Part III turns to the application of social psychology to improve interpersonal relations and communication, including attachment processes in social relationships, the role of parent-child interaction in preventing adolescent suicide, and analyzing social relations in legal settings and online social networks. Finally, Part IV addresses the question of how social psychology may improve our understanding of public affairs and political behavior. The book will be of interest to students and academics in social psychology, and professionals working in applied settings.
Applied Agricultural Research: Foundations And Methodology
by Chris O AndrewThe desire to resolve problems through pragmatic observation, systematic evaluation, and coordinated action persists with each new generation of researchers. A timeless task that bears individual, social, and often cultural characteristics, problem resolution is essentially an experiential process. Routine and methodology can enhance both its proce
Applied Bayesian Statistics (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
by Scott M. LynchBayesian statistical analyses have become increasingly common over the last two decades. The rapid increase in computing power that facilitated their implementation coincided with major changes in the research interests of, and data availability for, social scientists. Specifically, the last two decades have seen an increase in the availability of panel data sets, other hierarchically structured data sets including spatially organized data, along with interests in life course processes and the influence of context on individual behavior and outcomes. The Bayesian approach to statistics is well-suited for these types of data and research questions. Applied Bayesian Statistics is an introduction to these methods that is geared toward social scientists. Author Scott M. Lynch makes the material accessible by emphasizing application more than theory, explaining the math in a step-by-step fashion, and demonstrating the Bayesian approach in analyses of U.S. political trends drawing on data from the General Social Survey.
Applied Bayesian Statistics (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
by Scott M. LynchBayesian statistical analyses have become increasingly common over the last two decades. The rapid increase in computing power that facilitated their implementation coincided with major changes in the research interests of, and data availability for, social scientists. Specifically, the last two decades have seen an increase in the availability of panel data sets, other hierarchically structured data sets including spatially organized data, along with interests in life course processes and the influence of context on individual behavior and outcomes. The Bayesian approach to statistics is well-suited for these types of data and research questions. Applied Bayesian Statistics is an introduction to these methods that is geared toward social scientists. Author Scott M. Lynch makes the material accessible by emphasizing application more than theory, explaining the math in a step-by-step fashion, and demonstrating the Bayesian approach in analyses of U.S. political trends drawing on data from the General Social Survey.
Applied Behavior Analysis in Early Childhood Education: An Introduction to Evidence-based Interventions and Teaching Strategies
by Laura Baylot Casey Stacy L. CarterApplied Behavior Analysis in Early Childhood Education provides a basic introduction to applied behavior analysis and overviews the highly beneficial role that it can play in early childhood education for both typically developing children and those with special needs. This updated text equips future and current early childhood professionals with the tools they need to positively impact the lives of young children, including how to implement effective techniques for changing behavior, strategies for everyday challenges both in the classroom and at home, and suggestions for how to consult and correspond with parents and caretakers. The book is ideal for professionals preparing for—or those already in—careers in child development, behavior analysis, early childhood education, developmental therapy, counseling, and special education. A companion website provides further information and resources for students and instructors.
Applied Behavior Science in Organizations: Consilience of Historical and Emerging Trends in Organizational Behavior Management (Behavior Science)
by Ramona A. Houmanfar Mitch Fryling Mark P. AlavosiusApplied Behavior Science in Organizations provides a compelling overview of the history of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and the opportunity it presents for designing and managing positive work environments that can in turn have a positive impact on society. The book brings together leading experts from industry and research settings to provide an overview of the historical approaches in Organizational Behavior Management. It begins with an introduction to recognized practices in OBM and the applications of fundamental principles of behavior analysis to a variety of performance problems in organizational settings. The book then highlights how organizational practices and consumers’ behavior combine in a complex confluence to meet an organization’s goals and satisfy consumer appetites, whilst often unintentionally affecting the wellbeing of organizational members. It argues that the science of behavior has a responsibility to contribute to the safety, health and wellbeing of organizational members, consumers of organizational products, and beyond. Finally, the book recognizes the essential role of organizations in initiating, shaping, and sustaining the development of more nurturing and reinforcing work environments, through discussion of the need for innovation while adapting and responding to growing social upheaval, technological advances, and environmental concerns, alongside crises in the global economy, health, education, and environment. Showcasing emerging work by internationally recognized scholars on the application of behavior science in organizations, the book will be an essential read for all students and professionals of Organizational Behavior Management, as well as those interested in using organizational applications to create new models of management.
Applied Compositional Data Analysis: With Worked Examples In R (Springer Series in Statistics)
by Peter Filzmoser Matthias Templ Karel HronThis book presents the statistical analysis of compositional data using the log-ratio approach. It includes a wide range of classical and robust statistical methods adapted for compositional data analysis, such as supervised and unsupervised methods like PCA, correlation analysis, classification and regression. In addition, it considers special data structures like high-dimensional compositions and compositional tables. The methodology introduced is also frequently compared to methods which ignore the specific nature of compositional data. It focuses on practical aspects of compositional data analysis rather than on detailed theoretical derivations, thus issues like graphical visualization and preprocessing (treatment of missing values, zeros, outliers and similar artifacts) form an important part of the book. Since it is primarily intended for researchers and students from applied fields like geochemistry, chemometrics, biology and natural sciences, economics, and social sciences, all the proposed methods are accompanied by worked-out examples in R using the package robCompositions.
Applied Concept Mapping: Capturing, Analyzing, and Organizing Knowledge
by Brian M. Moon Robert R. Hoffman Joseph D. Novak Alberto J. CañasThe expanding application of Concept Mapping includes its role in knowledge elicitation, institutional memory preservation, and ideation. With the advent of the CmapTools knowledge modeling software kit, Concept Mapping is being applied with increased frequency and success to address a variety of problems in the workplace.Supported by business appl
Applied Cryptography and Network Security: 18th International Conference, ACNS 2020, Rome, Italy, October 19–22, 2020, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12146)
by Mauro Conti Jianying Zhou Emiliano Casalicchio Angelo SpognardiThis two-volume set of LNCS 12146 and 12147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2020, held in Rome, Italy, in October 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 46 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 214 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: cryptographic protocols cryptographic primitives, attacks on cryptographic primitives, encryption and signature, blockchain and cryptocurrency, secure multi-party computation, post-quantum cryptography.
Applied Cryptography and Network Security: 18th International Conference, ACNS 2020, Rome, Italy, October 19–22, 2020, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12147)
by Mauro Conti Jianying Zhou Emiliano Casalicchio Angelo SpognardiThis two-volume set of LNCS 12146 and 12147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2020, held in Rome, Italy, in October 2020.The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 46 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 214 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: cryptographic protocols cryptographic primitives, attacks on cryptographic primitives, encryption and signature, blockchain and cryptocurrency, secure multi-party computation, post-quantum cryptography.
Applied Cryptography and Network Security: 16th International Conference, ACNS 2018, Leuven, Belgium, July 2-4, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10892)
by Bart Preneel Frederik VercauterenThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2018, held in Leuven, Belgium, in July 2018. The 36 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 173 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: Cryptographic Protocols; Side Channel Attacks and Tamper Resistance; Digital Signatures; Privacy Preserving Computation; Multi-party Computation; Symmetric Key Primitives; Symmetric Key Primitives; Symmetric Key Cryptanalysis; Public Key Encryption; Authentication and Biometrics; Cloud and Peer-to-peer Security.
Applied Cryptography and Network Security: 17th International Conference, ACNS 2019, Bogota, Colombia, June 5–7, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11464)
by Moti Yung Robert H. Deng Valérie Gauthier-Umaña Martín OchoaThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2019, held in Bogota, Colombia in June 2019. The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 111 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: integrity and cryptanalysis; digital signature and MAC; software and systems security; blockchain and cryptocurrency; post quantum cryptography; public key and commitment; theory of cryptographic implementations; and privacy preserving techniques.
Applied Cryptography and Network Security Workshops: ACNS 2022 Satellite Workshops, AIBlock, AIHWS, AIoTS, CIMSS, Cloud S&P, SCI, SecMT, SiMLA, Rome, Italy, June 20–23, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13285)
by Jianying Zhou Sridhar Adepu Cristina Alcaraz Lejla Batina Emiliano Casalicchio Sudipta Chattopadhyay Chenglu Jin Jingqiang Lin Eleonora Losiouk Suryadipta Majumdar Weizhi Meng Stjepan Picek Jun Shao Chunhua Su Cong Wang Yury Zhauniarovich Saman ZonouzThis book constitutes the proceedings of the satellite workshops held around the 20th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2022, held in Rome, Italy, in June 2022. Due to the Corona pandemic the workshop was held as a virtual event. The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They stem from the following workshops:– AIBlock: 4th ACNS Workshop on Application Intelligence and Blockchain Security– AIHWS: 3rd ACNS Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Hardware Security– AIoTS: 4th ACNS Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Industrial IoT Security– CIMSS: 2nd ACNS Workshop on Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing System Security– Cloud S&P: 4th ACNS Workshop on Cloud Security and Privacy– SCI: 3rd ACNS Workshop on Secure Cryptographic Implementation– SecMT: 3rd ACNS Workshop on Security in Mobile Technologies– SiMLA: 4th ACNS Workshop on Security in Machine Learning and its Applications
Applied Cryptography and Network Security Workshops: ACNS 2021 Satellite Workshops, AIBlock, AIHWS, AIoTS, CIMSS, Cloud S&P, SCI, SecMT, and SiMLA, Kamakura, Japan, June 21–24, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12809)
by Jianying Zhou Chuadhry Mujeeb Ahmed Lejla Batina Sudipta Chattopadhyay Olga Gadyatskaya Chenglu Jin Jingqiang Lin Eleonora Losiouk Bo Luo Suryadipta Majumdar Mihalis Maniatakos Daisuke Mashima Weizhi Meng Stjepan Picek Masaki Shimaoka Chunhua Su Cong WangThis book constitutes the proceedings of the satellite workshops held around the 19th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2021, held in Kamakura, Japan, in June 2021.The 26 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. They stem from the following workshops: AIBlock 2021: Third International Workshop on Application Intelligence and Blockchain Security AIHWS 2021: Second International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Hardware Security AIoTS 2021: Third International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Industrial IoT Security CIMSS 2021: First International Workshop on Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing System Security Cloud S&P 2021: Third International Workshop on Cloud Security and Privacy SCI 2021: Second International Workshop on Secure Cryptographic Implementation SecMT 2021: Second International Workshop on Security in Mobile Technologies SiMLA 2021; Third International Workshop on Security in Machine Learning and its ApplicationsDue to the Corona pandemic the workshop was held as a virtual event.
Applied Cryptography and Network Security Workshops: ACNS 2023 Satellite Workshops, ADSC, AIBlock, AIHWS, AIoTS, CIMSS, Cloud S&P, SCI, SecMT, SiMLA, Kyoto, Japan, June 19–22, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13907)
by Jianying Zhou Lejla Batina Zengpeng Li Jingqiang Lin Eleonora Losiouk Suryadipta Majumdar Daisuke Mashima Weizhi Meng Stjepan Picek Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman Jun Shao Masaki Shimaoka Ezekiel Soremekun Chunhua Su Je Sen Teh Aleksei Udovenko Cong Wang Leo Zhang Yury ZhauniarovichThis book constitutes the proceedings of the satellite workshops held around the 21st International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2023, held in Kyoto, Japan, in June 2023.The 34 full papers and 13 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. They stem from the following workshops: · 1st ACNS Workshop on Automated Methods and Data-driven Techniques in Symmetric-key Cryptanalysis (ADSC 2023) · 5th ACNS Workshop on Application Intelligence and Blockchain Security (AIBlock 2023) · 4th ACNS Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Hardware Security (AIHWS 2023) · 5th ACNS Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Industrial IoT Security (AIoTS 2023) · 3rd ACNS Workshop on Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing System Security (CIMSS 2023) · 5th ACNS Workshop on Cloud Security and Privacy (Cloud S&P 2023) · 4th ACNS Workshop on Secure Cryptographic Implementation (SCI 2023) · 4th ACNS Workshop on Security in Mobile Technologies (SecMT 2023) · 5th ACNS Workshop on Security in Machine Learning and its Applications (SiMLA 2023)
Applied Cryptography and Network Security Workshops: ACNS 2020 Satellite Workshops, AIBlock, AIHWS, AIoTS, Cloud S&P, SCI, SecMT, and SiMLA, Rome, Italy, October 19–22, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12418)
by Jianying Zhou Mauro Conti Chuadhry Mujeeb Ahmed Man Ho Au Lejla Batina Zhou Li Jingqiang Lin Eleonora Losiouk Bo Luo Suryadipta Majumdar Weizhi Meng Martín Ochoa Stjepan Picek Georgios Portokalidis Cong Wang Kehuan ZhangThis book constitutes the proceedings of the satellite workshops held around the 18th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2020, in Rome, Italy, in October 2020. The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. They stem from the following workshops: AIBlock 2020:Second International Workshop on Application Intelligence and Blockchain Security AIHWS 2020:First International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Hardware Security AIoTS 2020:Second International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Internet-of-Things Security Cloud S&P 2020:Second International Workshop on Cloud Security and Privacy SCI 2020:First International Workshop on Secure Cryptographic Implementation SecMT 2020:First International Workshop on Security in Mobile Technologies SiMLA 2020: Second International Workshop on Security in Machine Learning and its Applications
Applied Data-Centric Social Sciences: Concepts, Data, Computation, and Theory
by Aki-Hiro SatoApplied data-centric social sciences aim to develop both methodology and practical applications of various fields of social sciences and businesses with rich data. Specifically, in the social sciences, a vast amount of data on human activities may be useful for understanding collective human nature. In this book, the author introduces several mathematical techniques for handling a huge volume of data and analysing collective human behaviour. The book is constructed from data-oriented investigation, with mathematical methods and expressions used for dealing with data for several specific problems. The fundamental philosophy underlying the book is that both mathematical and physical concepts are determined by the purposes of data analysis. This philosophy is shown throughout exemplar studies of several fields in socio-economic systems. From a data-centric point of view, the author proposes a concept that may change people's minds and cause them to start thinking from the basis of data. Several goals underlie the chapters of the book. The first is to describe mathematical and statistical methods for data analysis, and toward that end the author delineates methods with actual data in each chapter. The second is to find a cyber-physical link between data and data-generating mechanisms, as data are always provided by some kind of data-generating process in the real world. The third goal is to provide an impetus for the concepts and methodology set forth in this book to be applied to socio-economic systems.
Applied Demography: An Introduction To Basic Concepts, Methods, And Data (Applied Demography Ser. #1)
by Steve H. MurdockThis text aims to help the novice understand demographic variables and analyze their impact on specific private and public sector interests. Examples are employed to demonstrate a wide range of techniques, and the book discusses software products from the 1990 US census that may revolutionize the use of demographic data by business and government.