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Requirements Engineering: 25th International Working Conference, REFSQ 2019, Essen, Germany, March 18–21, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11412)
by Eric Knauss Michael GoedickeThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering - Foundation for Software Quality, REFSQ 2019, held in Essen, Germany, in March 2019. The 13 full papers and 9 short papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: Automated Analysis; Making Sense of Requirements; Tracelink Quality; Requirements Management (Research Previews); From Vision to Specification; Automated Analysis (Research Previews); Requirements Monitoring; Open Source; Managing Requirements Knowledge at a Large Scale; in Situ/Walkthroughs (Research previews).
VLSI-SoC: 25th IFIP WG 10.5/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration, VLSI-SoC 2017, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 23–25, 2017, Revised and Extended Selected Papers (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #500)
by Michail Maniatakos Ibrahim Abe Elfadel Matteo Sonza Reorda H. Fatih Ugurdag José Monteiro Ricardo ReisThis book contains extended and revised versions of the best papers presented at the 25th IFIP WG 10.5/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration, VLSI-SoC 2017, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in August 2017. The 11 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from the 33 full papers presented at the conference. The papers cover a wide range of topics in VLSI technology and advanced research. They address the latest scientific and industrial results and developments as well as future trends in the field of System-on-Chip (SoC) Design. On the occasion of the silver jubilee of the VLSI-SoC conference series the book also includes a special chapter that presents the history of the VLSI-SoC series of conferences and its relation with VLSI-SoC evolution since the early 80s up to the present.
New Trends in Aggregation Theory (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #981)
by Radomír Halaš Marek Gagolewski Radko MesiarThis book collects the contributions presented at AGOP 2019, the 10th International Summer School on Aggregation Operators, which took place in Olomouc (Czech Republic) in July 2019. It includes contributions on topics ranging from the theory and foundations of aggregation functions to their various applications. Aggregation functions have numerous applications, including, but not limited to, data fusion, statistics, image processing, and decision-making. They are usually defined as those functions that are monotone with respect to each input and that satisfy various natural boundary conditions. In particular settings, these conditions might be relaxed or otherwise customized according to the user’s needs. Noteworthy classes of aggregation functions include means, t-norms and t-conorms, uninorms and nullnorms, copulas and fuzzy integrals (e.g., the Choquet and Sugeno integrals). This book provides a valuable overview of recent research trends in this area.
Erfolgsfaktor Agilität: Warum Scrum und Kanban zu zufriedenen Mitarbeitern und erfolgreichen Kunden führen
by Janko BöhmMehr und mehr Unternehmen gehen dazu über, agile Organisationsstrukturen umzusetzen – oder versuchen sich daran. Ein Unternehmen von der klassischen, abteilungsorientierten Struktur zu einem agilen Unternehmen zu wandeln, erfordert nicht nur vom Geschäftsführer und den Führungskräften ein Umdenken. Auf dem Weg hin zur agilen Organisation ist dieses Buch ein wichtiges Hilfsmittel. Es zeigt die Grundlagen der beweglichen Produktentwicklung auf, erläutert Zusammenhänge und Konsequenzen. Es richtet sich dabei an:• Unternehmer und Führungskräfte, die moderne Arbeitsbedingungen schaffen wollen, um gute Mitarbeiter zu halten• Mitarbeiter, die künftig in agilen Teams arbeiten werden oder dies bereits tun, um selbstbestimmt und kreativ zu sein• Kunden, die das für die aktuelle Marktsituation passende Produkt schnell und kostengünstig wollenDurch die Erklärung der wichtigsten Fachbegriffe und Zusammenhänge erfährt der Leser, warum und wie die agile Idee in einem Unternehmen Erfolg schafft. Janko Böhm leitet den Erfolgsfaktor Agilität in seinem Buch anhand der zwei gebräuchlichsten agilen Methoden „Scrum“ und „Kanban“ her. Damit wird das Buch zum praktischen Helfer für das Team und die eigene Organisation.
Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications: ERCICA 2018, Volume 1 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #882)
by N. R. Shetty L. M. Patnaik H. C. Nagaraj Prasad Naik Hamsavath N. NaliniThis book presents selected papers from the International Conference on Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications, ERCICA 2018. The conference provided an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, professional engineers and scientists, educators, and technologists to discuss, debate and promote research and technology in the emerging areas of computing, information, communication and their applications. The book discusses these research areas, providing a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.
Intelligent and Interactive Computing: Proceedings of IIC 2018 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #67)
by Vincenzo Piuri Valentina Emilia Balas Samarjeet Borah Sharifah Sakinah Syed AhmadThis book presents the latest research on computational approaches to learning. It includes high-quality peer-reviewed papers from the “Intelligent and Interactive Computing Conference (IIC 2018)” organized by the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia, Melaka. It uses empirical studies, theoretical analysis, and comparisons with psychological phenomena to show how learning methods can be employed to solve important application problems. The book also describes ongoing research in various research labs, universities and institutions, which may lead to the development of marketable products.
Emerging Technologies in Computer Engineering: Second International Conference, ICETCE 2019, Jaipur, India, February 1–2, 2019, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #985)
by Arun K. Somani Seeram Ramakrishna Anil Chaudhary Chothmal Choudhary Basant AgarwalThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Computer Engineering: Microservices in Big Data Analytics, ICETCE 2019, held in Jaipur, India, in February 2019. The 28 revised full papers along with 1 short paper presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 253 submissions. ICETCE conference aims to showcase advanced technologies, techniques, innovations and equipments in computer engineering. It provides a platform for researchers, scholars, experts, technicians, government officials and industry personnel from all over the world to discuss and share their valuable ideas and experiences.
Smart Technologies and Innovations in Design for Control of Technological Processes and Objects: Proceeding of the International Science and Technology Conference "FarEastСon-2018" Volume 2 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #139)
by Denis B. SolovevThis book features selected papers presented at The International Science and Technology Conference “FarEastCon”, which took place on October 2–4, 2018 in Vladivostok, Russian Federation.The conference represents an informational platform for accumulating expert opinion on projects and initiatives aimed at the implementation of farsighted scientific research and development; it also allows scientific and practical achievements to be shared with a wide circle of researchers.Sections of the conference are of interest for the broad range of experts involved in developing innovative solutions and organizing events that increase the efficiency of economic and innovative activities.
Proceedings of the 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage: EARTH 2018 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #919)
by Alessandro LuiginiThis book gathers peer-reviewed papers presented at the 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage (EARTH2018), held in Brixen, Italy in July 2018. The papers focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research concerning cutting-edge cultural heritage informatics and engineering; the use of technology for the representation, preservation and communication of cultural heritage knowledge; as well as heritage education in digital environments; innovative experiments in the field of digital representation; and methodological reflections on the use of IT tools in various educational contexts. The scope of the papers ranges from theoretical research to applications, including education, in several fields of science, technology and art. EARTH 2018 addressed a variety of topics and subtopics, including digital representation technologies, virtual museums and virtual exhibitions, virtual and augmented reality, digital heritage and digital arts, art and heritage education, teaching and technologies for museums, VR and AR technologies in schools, education through digital media, psychology of perception and attention, psychology of arts and communication, as well as serious games and gamification. As such the book provides architects, engineers, computer scientists, social scientists and designers interested in computer applications and cultural heritage with an overview of the latest advances in the field, particularly in the context of science, arts and education.
Applied Decision-Making: Applications in Computer Sciences and Engineering (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #209)
by Mauricio A. Sanchez Leocundo Aguilar Manuel Castañón-Puga Antonio RodríguezThis book gathers a collection of the latest research, applications, and proposals, introducing readers to innovations and concepts from diverse environments and systems. As such, it will provide students and professionals alike with not only cutting-edge information, but also new inspirations and potential research directions.Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of applied decision making, e.g. in complex systems, computational intelligence, security, and ubiquitous computing.
Advances in Engineering Design: Select Proceedings of FLAME 2018 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Anamika Prasad Shakti S. Gupta R. K. TyagiThis book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME 2018). The book covers mechanical design areas such as computational mechanics, finite element modeling, computer aided designing, tribology, fracture mechanics, and vibration. The book brings together different aspects of engineering design, and will be useful for researchers and professionals working in this field.
Pro Python 3: Features and Tools for Professional Development
by J. Burton Browning Marty AlchinRefine your programming techniques and approaches to become a more productive and creative Python programmer. This book explores the concepts and features that will improve not only your code but also your understanding of the Python community with insights and details about the Python philosophy.Pro Python 3, Third Edition gives you the tools to write clean, innovative code. It starts with a review of some core Python principles, which are illustrated by various concepts and examples later in the book. The first half of the book explores aspects of functions, classes, protocols, and strings, describing techniques which may not be common knowledge, but which together form a solid foundation. Later chapters cover documentation, testing, and app distribution. Along the way, you’ll develop a complex Python framework that incorporates ideas learned throughout the book.Updates in this edition include the role of iterators in Python 3, web scraping with Scrapy and BeautifulSoup, using Requests to call web pages without strings, new tools for distribution and installation, and much more. By the end of the book you'll be ready to deploy uncommon features that can take your skills to the next level in Python.What You’ll LearnImplement programs with various types of Python functionsWork with classes and object-oriented programmingUse strings from the standard library and third-party librariesHarvest web site data with PythonAutomate unit testing by writing a test suiteReview imaging, random number generation, and NumPy scientific extensionsUnderstand The Zen of Python documentation to help you decide the best way to distribute your codeWho This Book Is ForIntermediate programmers familiar with Python who are looking to move to an advanced level. You should have written at least a simple Python application, and be comfortable with a basic object-oriented approach, using the interactive interpreter, and writing control structures.
e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries: 10th EAI International Conference, AFRICOMM 2018, Dakar, Senegal, November 29-30, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #275)
by Gervais Mendy Samuel Ouya Ibra Dioum Ousmane ThiaréThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 10th EAI International Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, AFRICOMM 2018, held in Dakar, Senegal, in November 2018. The 28 full papers were carefully selected from 49 submissions. The accepted papers provide a wide range of research topics including e-health, environment, cloud, VPN and overlays, networks, services, e-Learning, agriculture, IoT, social media, mobile communication and security.
Going Viral: The 9 Secrets Of Irresistible Marketing
by Brent CokerEveryone wants their voice to be heard above the noise of other brands. But how do you get your messages to spread far and wide? <p><p> It’s not just down to luck. If you want to make an impact, you need to make your marketing messages magnetic and, in this fascinating book, Brent Coker will show you how. Packed full of practical techniques, expert research and real-life examples, you’ll quickly uncover the nine secrets of irresistible marketing that will work whatever the size of your company. Discover the science behind the world’s most viral ideas, learn how to create messages that people can’t resist sharing and effortlessly build your brand.
The Joy of PHP: A Beginner's Guide To Programming Interactive Web Applications With PHP And MySQL
by Alan ForbesThird Edition now with bonus chapters. Have you ever wanted to design your own website or browser application but thought it would be too difficult or just didn't know where to start? Have you found the amount of information on the Internet either too daunting or not geared for your skill set or worse-- just plain boring? Are you interested in learning to program PHP and have some fun along the way? If so, then The Joy of PHP by Alan Forbes is the book for you!! Alan starts with some basic HTML so the absolute beginner can catch up quickly and then goes step by step on how PHP works.
Finding Stevie
by Cathy GlassFinding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking on online. <p><p> When Stevie's social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn't sure what that term means and looks it up. <p> Stevie, together with his younger brother and sister, have been brought up by their grandparents as their mother is in prison. But the grandparents can no longer cope with Stevie's behaviour so they place him in care. <p> Stevie is exploring his gender identity, and like many young people he spends time online. Cathy warns him about the dangers of talking to strangers online and advises him how to stay safe. When his younger siblings tell their grandmother that they have a secret they can't tell, Cathy is worried. However, nothing could have prepared her for the truth when Stevie finally breaks down and confesses what he's done.
Zenobia July
by Lisa BunkerThe critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solving a cyber mystery and coming into her own. <P><P>Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she's in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a computer screen, improving her impressive coding and hacking skills; now she's coming out of her shell and discovering a community of friends at Monarch Middle School. People used to tell her she was a boy; now she's able to live openly as the girl she always knew she was. <P><P>When someone anonymously posts hateful memes on her school's website, Zenobia knows she's the one with the abilities to solve the mystery, all while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and coming to grips with presenting her true gender for the first time. Timely and touching, Zenobia July is, at its heart, a story about finding home.
Advances in Artificial Systems for Medicine and Education II (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #902)
by Zhengbing Hu Sergey V. Petoukhov Matthew HeThis book includes the proceedings of the Second International Conference of Artificial Intelligence, Medical Engineering, Education (AIMEE2018), held in Moscow, Russia, on 6–8 October 2018. The conference covered advances in the development of artificial intelligence systems and their applications in various fields, from medicine and technology to education. The papers presented in the book discuss topics in mathematics and biomathematics; medical approaches; and technological and educational approaches. Given the rapid development of artificial intelligence systems, the book highlights the need for more intensive training for a growing number of specialists, particularly in medical engineering, to increase the effectiveness of medical diagnosis and treatment. The book is intended for specialists, students and other readers who would like to know where artificial intelligence systems can beneficially be applied in the future.
Angewandte Netzwerktechnik kompakt: Dateiformate, Übertragungsprotokolle und ihre Nutzung in Java-Applikationen (IT kompakt)
by Valentin PlenkErfahren Sie mit diesem Buch alles über die angewandte NetzwerktechnikIm privaten Bereich spielt Netzwerktechnik eine eher untergeordnete Rolle. Dabei sorgt sie erst dafür, dass die Kommunikation via Internet funktioniert. Der industrielle Sektor hat die Vorteile des Datenaustauschs mit Hilfe von Netzwerken allmählich erkannt. Doch erst im Rahmen der „Industrie 4.0“ wird laut Valentin Plenk die Datenübertragung in Echtzeit mehr Bedeutung gewinnen. Mit Blick auf diese Entwicklung stellt er in seinem Buch im Sinne der angewandten Netzwerktechnik speziell die höheren Schichten der Netzwerktechnik in den Fokus. Dieses kompakte Lehrbuch zeigt Ihnen anhand von konkreten, in Java ausprogrammierten Beispielen, wie Informationen zwischen Systemen über ein Netzwerk ausgetauscht werden können. Pro Kapitel behandelt dieses Netzwerktechnik-Buch ein bestimmtes Thema. Nach der Einführung in die Grundlagen der Kommunikation geht der Autor zunächst auf Java-Streams, Zeichencodierung sowie die Netzwerkanalyse mit Wireshark ein. Anschließend schenkt Plenk speziell folgenden Datenaustauschformaten sowie Protokollen besonderes Augenmerk:• JSON• HTML• HTTP• OPC UA• TCP/IP• UDP/IPKonkrete Beispiele und Übungen geben Ihnen PraxiseinblickeAuf diese Weise deckt dieses Buch über die angewandte Netzwerktechnik den gesamten Bereich technischer Kommunikation ab, von den Netzwerkprotokollen bis hin zum Versenden von Netzwerktelegrammen. Durch diese breite Themenauswahl bekommen Sie als Leser ein tieferes Verständnis für die typischen Problemstellungen in der Anwendung der Netzwerktechnik. Sie erfahren mehr über die Darstellung von Daten in einem bestimmten Dateiformat und wie Sie Daten mittels Standardprotokollen austauschen können. Zudem lernen Sie, wie Sie eigene, einfache Protokolle auf der Basis von TCP/IP erstellen können. Schwerpunkt des Buches bildet dabei immer die Anwendung von Netzwerken.Mit Hilfe zahlreicher Übungsaufgaben (inklusive Lösungsvorschlägen) sowie Anwendungsbeispielen können Sie Ihren persönlichen Kenntnisstand überprüfen und das Gelernte vertiefen. So sind Sie ideal auf die Praxis vorbereitet. Die zweite Auflage des Buchs „Angewandte Netzwerktechnik kompakt“ wurde um den Themenbereich Webservices ergänzt. Im Abschnitt zu UDP/IP finden Sie jetzt außerdem hilfreiche Codebeispiele für Broadcast und Multicast.
Overdeliver: Build a Business for a Lifetime Playing the Long Game in Direct Response Marketing
by Brian KurtzBrian Kurtz is the bridge connecting the bedrock fundamentals of direct response marketing to the state-of-the-art strategies, tactics, and channels of today. Overdeliver distills his expertise from working in the trenches over almost four decades to help readers build a business that maximizes both revenue and relationships.Marketing isn't everything, according to Brian Kurtz.It's the only thing.If you have a vision or a mission in life, why not share it with millions instead of dozens?And while you are sharing it with as many people as possible and creating maximum impact, why not measure everything and make all of your marketing accountable?That's what this book is all about.In the world of direct marketing, Brian Kurtz has seen it all and done it all over almost four decades. And he lives by the philosophy, "Those who did it have a responsibility to teach it." Here's a small sample of what you'll learn: * The 4 Pillars of Being Extraordinary * The 5 Principles of why "Original Source" matters * The 7 Characteristics that are present in every world class copywriter * Multiple ways to track the metrics that matter in every campaign and every medium, online and offline * Why customer service and fulfillment are marketing functions * That the most important capital you own has nothing to do with money * And much moreWhether you're new to marketing or a seasoned pro, this book gives you a crystal-clear road map to grow your business, make more money, maximize your impact in your market, and love what you're doing while you're doing it. Kurtz takes you inside the craft to help you use all the tools at your disposal--from the intricate relationship between lists, offers, and copy, to continuity and creating lifetime value, to the critical importance of multichannel marketing and more--so you can succeed wildly, exceed all your expectations, and overdeliver every time.
Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights into Becoming Visual
by Kristen SosulskiData Visualization Made Simple is a practical guide to the fundamentals, strategies, and real-world cases for data visualization, an essential skill required in today’s information-rich world. With foundations rooted in statistics, psychology, and computer science, data visualization offers practitioners in almost every field a coherent way to share findings from original research, big data, learning analytics, and more. In nine appealing chapters, the book: examines the role of data graphics in decision-making, sharing information, sparking discussions, and inspiring future research; scrutinizes data graphics, deliberates on the messages they convey, and looks at options for design visualization; and includes cases and interviews to provide a contemporary view of how data graphics are used by professionals across industries Both novices and seasoned designers in education, business, and other areas can use this book’s effective, linear process to develop data visualization literacy and promote exploratory, inquiry-based approaches to visualization problems.
Functional and Constraint Logic Programming: 26th International Workshop, WFLP 2018, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, September 6, 2018, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11285)
by Josep SilvaThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 26th International Workshop on Functional and Constraint Logic Programming, WFLP 2018, held in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, in September 2018. From the 19 full papers submitted,12 were accepted for presentation at the workshop. During a second review after the workshop, 10 papers were accepted for inclusion in this volume. The papers cover different programming areas of functional and logic programming, including code generation, verification, and debugging. They are organized in the following topical sections: compilers and code generation; debugging and testing; and foundations of functional logic programming.
The Rhetoric of Videogames as Embodied Practice: Procedural Habits (Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication)
by Steve HolmesThe Rhetoric of Videogames as Embodied Practice offers a critical reassessment of embodiment and materiality in rhetorical considerations of videogames. Holmes argues that rhetorical and philosophical conceptions of "habit" offer a critical resource for describing the interplay between thinking (writing and rhetoric) and embodiment. The book demonstrates how Aristotle's understanding of character (ethos), habit (hexis), and nature (phusis) can productively connect rhetoric to what Holmes calls "procedural habits": the ways in which rhetoric emerges from its interactions with the dynamic accumulation of conscious and nonconscious embodied experiences that consequently give rise to meaning, procedural subjectivity, control, and communicative agency both in digital game design discourse and the activity of play.
Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning: Planning for the Future of Higher Education
by Farhad Saba Rick L. ShearerTransactional Distance and Adaptive Learning takes a fresh look at one of the pioneering educational theories that accommodates the impact of information and communications technologies in learning. The theory of transactional distance (TTD) provides a distinct analytical and planning foundation for educators to conduct an overarching inquiry into transitioning from mass instructional and management systems in higher education to dynamic and transformational futures that focus on each individual learner. Based on the TTD, this pragmatic approach offers instructors, administrators, students, and other stakeholders a comprehensive planning method to assess the current state of their instructional, learning, and management practices and to develop alternative models to prescribe future improvements in their institution. This complex, self-organized, and adaptive method includes current and emergent properties of: hardware, software, and telecommunications systems that allow faculty, students, and administrators to communicate; instructional and curriculum systems that provide teaching and learning environments for faculty and students; and management, societal, and global systems that influence how institutions are supported, funded, and managed.
Modern Digital Radio Communication Signals and Systems
by Sung-Moon Michael YangThis book serves as an easily accessible reference for wireless digital communication systems. Topics are presented with simple but non-trivial examples and then elaborated with their variations and sophistications. It includes numerous examples and exercises to illustrate key points. The book emphasizes both practical problem solving and a thorough understanding of fundamentals, aiming to realize the complementary relationship between practice and theory. Though the author emphasize wireless radio channels, the fundamentals that are covered are useful to different channels - digital subscriber line, coax, power lines, optical fibers, and even Gigabit serial interconnection. This book is the outgrowth of the author’s hands-on experience in the telecommunication systems industry as a research and development engineer. It is written primarily for practitioners of wireless digital communication systems – engineers and technical leaders and managers – and for digital communication systems in general including new comers like graduate students and upper-division undergraduate students. The material in chapters 5(OFDM), 6(Channel coding), 7(Synchronization) and 8(Transceivers) contains something new, not explicitly available in typical textbooks, and useful in practice. For example, in Chapter 5, all known orthogonal frequency division multiplex signals are formulated based on pulse shape and thus flexible, e.g., unlike currently predominant symbol block transmission, it can be serial transmission. In Chapter 6, we emphasize practical applications of powerful error coding such as LDPC to higher order modulations, fading, and non-linearity problem. In Chapter 7, new digital timing detectors are suggested for small access bandwidth shaping pulse, and a digital quadrature imbalance correction is also included along with digital carrier phase recovery. In Chapter 8, low IF digital image cancelling transceiver is treated in detail so that practical implementation can be readily done with advantages.