Graphical Models for Machine Learning and Digital Communication

“Practical Applications of Evolutionary Computation to Financial Engineering” presents the state of the art techniques in Financial Engineering using recent results in Machine Learning and Evolutionar

Create applications using Industry 4.0. Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities can be enhanced using the Internet of things (IoT) and secured using Blockchain

The modern rapid advancements in networking, communication, and mobility have increased the need for reliable ways to verify the identity of any person. Security and Access Control Using Biometric Te

This third edition covers fundamental concepts in creating and manipulating 2D and 3D graphical objects, including topics from classic graphics algorithms to color and shading models. It maintains the

This book develops an intuitive understanding of IRT principles through the use of graphical displays and analogies to familiar psychological principles. It surveys contemporary IRT models, estimatio

Introduce your little one to the wonders of nature with 100+ outdoor learning activities!Give your child all the benefits of nature with this activity book designed for children ages 2-5. Whether you’re planning an afternoon in a local park, a day in the backyard, or a morning hike in a nature preserve, you and your child will find more than 100 ideas in these pages for observing, exploring, creating, and playing in nature.Nature Activity Book for Little Ones features: 100+ outdoor activities for kids ages 2-5, geared toward their interests and developmental milestones—with little or no preparation requiredBonus activities for additional learning, including numbers, letters, shapes, and colorsSchool prep: the activities teach problem-solving, communication, and responsibility, important skills for school succesLess screen time and more nature time together to fuel your child’s curiosity and creativity and help them build an early connection with natureBest of all, this entertaining boo

This book deals with all aspects of the lathe covering the selection of a machine and its construction, including modern types of machines as well as the more traditional models. All aspects of toolin

Graph Embedding for Pattern Recognition covers theory methods, computation, and applications widely used in statistics, machine learning, image processing, and computer vision. This book presents the

MATLAB® is used for a wide range of applications in geosciences, such as image processing in remote sensing, the generation and processing of digital elevation models and the analysis of time series.

"The most efficient (and economical) ways to bring enterprise communication systems into the Digital Age are in this guide, written by the foremost analyst in the market space. In PBX Systems for IP T

Inferring the precise locations and splicing patterns of genes in DNA is a difficult but important task, with broad applications to biomedicine. The mathematical and statistical techniques that have been applied to this problem are surveyed and organized into a logical framework based on the theory of parsing. Both established approaches and methods at the forefront of current research are discussed. Numerous case studies of existing software systems are provided, in addition to detailed examples that work through the actual implementation of effective gene-predictors using hidden Markov models and other machine-learning techniques. Background material on probability theory, discrete mathematics, computer science, and molecular biology is provided, making the book accessible to students and researchers from across the life and computational sciences. This book is ideal for use in a first course in bioinformatics at graduate or advanced undergraduate level, and for anyone wanting to kee

Inferring the precise locations and splicing patterns of genes in DNA is a difficult but important task, with broad applications to biomedicine. The mathematical and statistical techniques that have been applied to this problem are surveyed and organized into a logical framework based on the theory of parsing. Both established approaches and methods at the forefront of current research are discussed. Numerous case studies of existing software systems are provided, in addition to detailed examples that work through the actual implementation of effective gene-predictors using hidden Markov models and other machine-learning techniques. Background material on probability theory, discrete mathematics, computer science, and molecular biology is provided, making the book accessible to students and researchers from across the life and computational sciences. This book is ideal for use in a first course in bioinformatics at graduate or advanced undergraduate level, and for anyone wanting to kee

Designed for engineers or COMSOL users who apply COMSOL Multiphysics to their engineering and physics models, the content can be utilized in any discipline that employs geometry creation, modificatio

Take your digital photography to the next level by learning how to use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 with Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Dummies! From how to install Lightroom and navigate the Lightroom inte

Providing guidance and advice on the challenging art of listening, this book responds directly to the expressed learning needs of hospice and palliative care volunteers regarding their communication s

This text describes and integrated process for designing,developing, operating, and maintaining models and simula-tions to support mission objectives. It emphasizes usingsound principles from systems

Kernel methods provide a powerful and unified framework for pattern discovery, motivating algorithms that can act on general types of data (e.g. strings, vectors or text) and look for general types of relations (e.g. rankings, classifications, regressions, clusters). The application areas range from neural networks and pattern recognition to machine learning and data mining. This book, developed from lectures and tutorials, fulfils two major roles: firstly it provides practitioners with a large toolkit of algorithms, kernels and solutions ready to use for standard pattern discovery problems in fields such as bioinformatics, text analysis, image analysis. Secondly it provides an easy introduction for students and researchers to the growing field of kernel-based pattern analysis, demonstrating with examples how to handcraft an algorithm or a kernel for a new specific application, and covering all the necessary conceptual and mathematical tools to do so.

Biologists rely on theories, apply models and construct explanations, but rarely reflect on their nature and structure. This book introduces key topics in philosophy of science to provide the required philosophical background for this kind of reflection, which is an important part of all aspects of research and communication in biology. It concisely and accessibly addresses fundamental questions such as: Why should biologists care about philosophy of science? How do concepts contribute to scientific advancement? What is the nature of scientific controversies in the biological sciences? Chapters draw on contemporary examples and case studies from across biology, making the discussion relevant and insightful. Written for researchers and advanced undergraduate and graduate students across the life sciences, its aim is to encourage readers to become more philosophically minded and informed to enable better scientific practice. It is also an interesting and pertinent read for philosophers o

Biologists rely on theories, apply models and construct explanations, but rarely reflect on their nature and structure. This book introduces key topics in philosophy of science to provide the required philosophical background for this kind of reflection, which is an important part of all aspects of research and communication in biology. It concisely and accessibly addresses fundamental questions such as: Why should biologists care about philosophy of science? How do concepts contribute to scientific advancement? What is the nature of scientific controversies in the biological sciences? Chapters draw on contemporary examples and case studies from across biology, making the discussion relevant and insightful. Written for researchers and advanced undergraduate and graduate students across the life sciences, its aim is to encourage readers to become more philosophically minded and informed to enable better scientific practice. It is also an interesting and pertinent read for philosophers o

This book provides over 1,000 review questions and answers for all types of mechanical engineering exams. It covers all the aspects of mechanical engineering topics including thermodynamics, machine d

Creating an orthography is often seen as a key component of language revitalisation. Encoding an endangered variety can enhance its status and prestige. In speech communities that are fragmented dialectally or geographically, a common writing system may help create a sense of unified identity, or help keep a language alive by facilitating teaching and learning. Despite clear advantages, creating an orthography for an endangered language can also bring challenges, and this volume debates the following critical questions: whose task should this be - that of the linguist or the speech community? Should an orthography be maximally distanciated from that of the language of wider communication for ideological reasons, or should its main principles coincide for reasons of learnability? Which local variety should be selected as the basis of a common script? Is a multilectal script preferable to a standardised orthography? And can creating an orthography create problems for existing native spea

Creating an orthography is often seen as a key component of language revitalisation. Encoding an endangered variety can enhance its status and prestige. In speech communities that are fragmented dialectally or geographically, a common writing system may help create a sense of unified identity, or help keep a language alive by facilitating teaching and learning. Despite clear advantages, creating an orthography for an endangered language can also bring challenges, and this volume debates the following critical questions: whose task should this be - that of the linguist or the speech community? Should an orthography be maximally distanciated from that of the language of wider communication for ideological reasons, or should its main principles coincide for reasons of learnability? Which local variety should be selected as the basis of a common script? Is a multilectal script preferable to a standardised orthography? And can creating an orthography create problems for existing native spea

This textbook details the psychological effects of physical activity; the psychology of sedentary behavior; theoretical models for exercise and sedentary behavior; psychological health effects on cogn

Presented in question and answer format, the 18 chapters in this reference for nurses tackle topics such as defining, developing, and promoting critical thinking; models, tests, applications in health

This book is designed for anyone with basic computer skills to learn to restore and enhance their film and digital photographs. Beginning with an easy reading introduction to the specific tools and co

Description Pathways Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking is a best-selling，five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual，real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills，language，and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic readings，videos，photos，and infographics，students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration，communication，and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways: Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking • Relatable academic readings engage students and inform them on various topics，while helping improve reading comprehension skills to succeed in and out of the classroom。 • The Writing section provides even more guided instruction，explicit models，and practice opportunities to equip students with the skills needed

Description Pathways Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking is a best-selling，five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual，real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills，language，and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic readings，videos，photos，and infographics，students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration，communication，and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways: Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking • Relatable academic readings engage students and inform them on various topics，while helping improve reading comprehension skills to succeed in and out of the classroom。 • The Writing section provides even more guided instruction，explicit models，and practice opportunities to equip students with the skills needed

Description Pathways Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking is a best-selling，five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual，real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills，language，and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic readings，videos，photos，and infographics，students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration，communication，and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways: Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking • Relatable academic readings engage students and inform them on various topics，while helping improve reading comprehension skills to succeed in and out of the classroom。 • The Writing section provides even more guided instruction，explicit models，and practice opportunities to equip students with the skills needed

Description Pathways Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking is a best-selling，five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual，real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills，language，and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic readings，videos，photos，and infographics，students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration，communication，and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways: Reading，Writing，and Critical Thinking • Relatable academic readings engage students and inform them on various topics，while helping improve reading comprehension skills to succeed in and out of the classroom。 • The Writing section provides even more guided instruction，explicit models，and practice opportunities to equip students with the skills needed

Speech is the most natural mode of communication and yet attempts to build systems which support robust habitable conversations between a human and a machine have so far had only limited success. A ke

Speech is the most natural mode of communication and yet attempts to build systems which support robust habitable conversations between a human and a machine have so far had only limited success. A ke

The ideas introduced in this book explore the relationships among rule based systems, machine learning and big data. Rule based systems are seen as a special type of expert systems, which can be built

This work builds on the assumption that language learning and teaching needs to be made more relevant to the 'glocalised' digital world we live in. Its authors argue that staff in Higher Education (HE

Description Pathways is a best-selling， five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual， real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills， language， and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic videos， photos， and infographics， students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration， communication， and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways：Listening， Speaking， and Critical Thinking • A multimedia approach featuring videos， slideshows， and animations supports listening comprehension while making content accessible and engaging in the classroom and beyond。 • Updated Speaking activities feature more guided instruction， language support， and practice to improve students' speaking skills in all areas of their lives。 • A Final

Description Pathways is a best-selling， five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual， real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills， language， and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic videos， photos， and infographics， students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration， communication， and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways: Listening， Speaking， and Critical Thinking • A multimedia approach featuring videos， slideshows， and animations supports listening comprehension while making content accessible and engaging in the classroom and beyond。 • Updated Speaking activities feature more guided instruction， language support， and practice to improve students' speaking skills in all areas of their lives。 • A Fina

Description Pathways is a best-selling， five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual， real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills， language， and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic videos， photos， and infographics， students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration， communication， and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways: Listening， Speaking， and Critical Thinking • A multimedia approach featuring videos， slideshows， and animations supports listening comprehension while making content accessible and engaging in the classroom and beyond。 • Updated Speaking activities feature more guided instruction， language support， and practice to improve students' speaking skills in all areas of their lives。 • A Fina

Description Pathways is a best-selling， five-level academic skills series that combines highly visual， real-world content and rigorous language instruction to help students develop the skills， language， and critical thinking they need for academic success。 Exploring academic topics through authentic videos， photos， and infographics， students connect to ideas while building academic competence skills through collaboration， communication， and problem-solving。 Pathways helps students to improve the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in and out of the classroom。 NEW in Pathways: Listening， Speaking， and Critical Thinking • A multimedia approach featuring videos， slideshows， and animations supports listening comprehension while making content accessible and engaging in the classroom and beyond。 • Updated Speaking activities feature more guided instruction， language support， and practice to improve students' speaking skills in all areas of their lives。 • A Fina

This third edition of the best-selling nurse educator's handbook on using online teaching tools and assessing their results keeps pace with the rapid-fire progression in digital learning that has occu

Error-correcting codes are ubiquitous. They are adopted in almost every modern digital communication and storage system, such as wireless communications, optical communications, Flash memories, comput

The Sixth Edition of Communicating Managerial Effectiveness skillfully integrates theory, research, and real-world case studies into models designed to enhance understanding of complex communication i