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The Girl in the Photograph: The True Story of a Native American Child, Lost and Found in America
By Byron L. Dorgan. 2019
Through the story of Tamara, an abused Native American child, North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan describes the plight of many…
children living on reservations—and offers hope for the future. On a winter morning in 1990, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the front page, a small Native American girl gazed into the distance, shedding a tear. The headline: "Foster home children beaten—and nobody's helping." Dorgan, who had been working with American Indian tribes to secure resources, was upset. He flew to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to meet with five-year-old Tamara who had suffered a horrible beating at a foster home. He visited with Tamara and her grandfather and they became friends. Then Tamara disappeared. And he would search for her for decades until they finally found each other again. This book is her story, from childhood to the present, but it's also the story of a people and a nation. More than one in three American Indian/Alaskan Native children live in poverty. AI/AN children are disproportionately in foster care and awaiting adoption. Suicide among AI/AN youth ages 15 to 24 is 2.5 times the national rate. How has America allowed this to happen? As distressing a situation as it is, this is also a story of hope and resilience. Dorgan, who founded the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute, has worked tirelessly to bring Native youth voices to the forefront of policy discussions, engage Native youth in leadership and advocacy, and secure and share resources for Native youth. You will fall in love with this heartbreaking story, but end the book knowing what can be done and what you can do.Solutions on Embedded Systems (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #81)
By Massimo Conti, Simone Orcioni, Natividad Martínez Madrid, Ralf E.D. Seepold. 2011
Embedded systems have an increasing importance in our everyday lives. The growing complexity of embedded systems and the emerging trend…
to interconnections between them lead to new challenges. Intelligent solutions are necessary to overcome these challenges and to provide reliable and secure systems to the customer under a strict time and financial budget.Solutions on Embedded Systems documents results of several innovative approaches that provide intelligent solutions in embedded systems. The objective is to present mature approaches, to provide detailed information on the implementation and to discuss the results obtained.Research Challenges in Information Science: 18th International Conference, RCIS 2024, Guimarães, Portugal, May 14–17, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #514)
By João Araújo, Jose Luis de la Vara, Maribel Yasmina Santos, Saïd Assar. 2024
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Sciences, RCIS 2024, which took…
place in Guimarães, Portugal, during May 2024. The scope of RCIS is summarized by the thematic areas of information systems and their engineering; user-oriented approaches; data and information management; business process management; domain-specific information systems engineering; data science; information infrastructures, and reflective research and practice. The 25 full papers, 12 Forum and 5 Doctoral Consortium papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Data and information management; conceptual modelling and ontologies; requirements and architecture; business process management; data and process science; security; sustainability; evaluation and experience studies Part II: Forum papers; doctoral consortium papers.The open access book 3-volume set LNCS 14570-14573 constitutes the proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms…
for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2024, which was held as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2024, during April 6-11, 2024, in Luxembourg.The 53 full papers and 16 short SVComp contributions included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 159 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: STA and SMT solving; synthesis; logic and decidability; program analysis and proofs; proof checking; Part II: Model Checking; automata and learning; software verification; probabilistic systems; simulations; Part III: Neural networks; testing and verification; games; concurrency; SV-Comp 2024.The two open access volumes LNCS 14574 and 14575 constitute the proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Foundations of Software Science…
and Computation Structures, FOSSACS 2024, which took place in Luxembourg in April 2024.The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Infinite games; categorical semantics; automata and synthesis; Part II: Types and programming languages; logic and proofs; infinite-state systems.Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
By Erik Larson. 2016
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the…
sinking of the Lusitania&“Both terrifying and enthralling.&”—Entertainment Weekly&“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.&”—NPR&“Thoroughly engrossing.&”—George R.R. MartinOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era&’s great transatlantic &“Greyhounds&”—the fastest liner then in service—and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger&’s U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small—hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more—all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. It is a story that many of us think we know but don&’t, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted while painting a larger portrait of America at the height of the Progressive Era. Full of glamour and suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, from famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat to pioneering female architect Theodate Pope to President Woodrow Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history.Finalist for the Washington State Book Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Miami Herald, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, LibraryReads, IndigoIn today's data-driven world, understanding statistical models is crucial for effective analysis and decision making. Whether you're a beginner or…
an experienced user, this book equips you with the foundational knowledge to grasp and implement statistical models within Tableau. Gain the confidence to speak fluently about the models you employ, driving adoption of your insights and analysis across your organization.As AI continues to revolutionize industries, possessing the skills to leverage statistical models is no longer optional—it's a necessity. Stay ahead of the curve and harness the full potential of your data by mastering the ability to interpret and utilize the insights generated by these models.Whether you're a data enthusiast, analyst, or business professional, this book empowers you to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of data analytics with confidence and proficiency. Start your journey toward data mastery today.In this book, you will learn:The basics of foundational statistical modeling with TableauHow to prove your analysis is statistically significantHow to calculate and interpret confidence intervalsBest practices for incorporating statistics into data visualizationsHow to connect external analytics resources from Tableau using R and PythonOpen-Set Text Recognition: Concepts, Framework, and Algorithms (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
By Xu-Cheng Yin, Chun Yang, Chang Liu. 2024
In real-world applications, new data, patterns, and categories that were not covered by the training data can frequently emerge, necessitating…
the capability to detect and adapt to novel characters incrementally. Researchers refer to these challenges as the Open-Set Text Recognition (OSTR) task, which has, in recent years, emerged as one of the prominent issues in the field of text recognition. This book begins by providing an introduction to the background of the OSTR task, covering essential aspects such as open-set identification and recognition, conventional OCR methods, and their applications. Subsequently, the concept and definition of the OSTR task are presented encompassing its objectives, use cases, performance metrics, datasets, and protocols. A general framework for OSTR is then detailed, composed of four key components: The Aligned Represented Space, the Label-to-Representation Mapping, the Sample-to-Representation Mapping, and the Open-set Predictor. In addition,possible implementations of each module within the framework are discussed. Following this, two specific open-set text recognition methods, OSOCR and OpenCCD, are introduced. The book concludes by delving into applications and future directions of Open-set text recognition tasks.This book presents a comprehensive overview of the open-set text recognition task, including concepts, framework, and algorithms. It is suitable for graduated students and young researchers who are majoring in pattern recognition and computer science, especially interdisciplinary research.Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems: Selected Papers from ICOTTS 2023, Volume 1 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #383)
By António Abreu, João Vidal Carvalho, Pedro Liberato, Hazael Cerón Monroy. 2024
This book features a collection of high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Tourism, Technology and Systems (ICOTTS…
2023), held at Anáhuac University, Bacalar, Mexico, from 2 to 4 November 2023. The book is divided into two volumes, and it covers the areas of technology in tourism and the tourist experience, generations and technology in tourism, digital marketing applied to tourism and travel, mobile technologies applied to sustainable tourism, information technologies in tourism, digital transformation of tourism business, e-tourism and tourism 2.0, big data and management for travel and tourism, geotagging and tourist mobility, smart destinations, robotics in tourism, and information systems and technologies.Information Technology Security: Modern Trends and Challenges (Springer Tracts in Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
By Debasis Gountia, Dilip Kumar Dalei, Subhankar Mishra. 2024
This book focuses on current trends and challenges in security threats and breaches in cyberspace which have rapidly become more…
common, creative, and critical. Some of the themes covered include network security, firewall security, automation in forensic science and criminal investigation, Medical of Things (MOT) security, healthcare system security, end-point security, smart energy systems, smart infrastructure systems, intrusion detection/prevention, security standards and policies, among others. This book is a useful guide for those in academia and industry working in the broad field of IT security.Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence: IJCACI 2023 (Algorithms for Intelligent Systems)
By Mohammad Shorif Uddin, Jagdish Chand Bansal. 2024
This book gathers outstanding research papers presented at the 7th International Joint Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence (IJCACI 2023),…
held in hybrid mode at South Asian University, New Delhi, India during October 14–15, 2023. IJCACI 2023 is jointly organized by Jahangirnagar University (JU), Bangladesh and South Asian University (SAU), India. The book presents the novel contributions in areas of computational intelligence and it serves as a reference material for advance research. The topics covered are collective intelligence, soft computing, optimization, cloud computing, machine learning, intelligent software, robotics, data science, data security, big data analytics, and signal and natural language processing.This book presents the most important milestones of the research on automated and autonomous driving in the United States, Japan…
and Europe throughout five decades (1950-2000). Drawing on sources from the automotive industry, electrical engineering, the robotics and AI-domain and military institutions, it retraces the transition from the guidance-cable approach to vehicle-based sensor and vision systems. Giving a detailed overview of the technical concepts, artefacts, research vehicles and robots, the book presents the transnational engineering efforts that started long before Silicon Valley entered the field. In addition, the book also uniquely details the role of the military in the domain of vehicle automation. This all ensures the book is of great interest to historians of technology, practitioners in engineering disciplines, scholars working in mobility studies, journalists, and political decision makers.Artificial Intelligence-Based System for Gaze-Based Communication
By B.G.D.A. Madhusanka, Sureswaran Ramadass, Premkumar Rajagopal, H.M.K.K.M.B. Herath. 2024
This book focuses on the artificial neural network-based system for gaze-based communication. It covers the feasible and practical collaboration of…
human–computer interaction (HCI) in which a user can intuitively express tasks using gaze-based communication. It will target the vast applications of gaze-based communication using computer vision, image processing, and artificial intelligence.Artificial Intelligence-Based System for Gaze-Based Communication introduces a novel method to recognize the implicit intention of users by using nonverbal communication in combination with computer vision technologies. A novel HCI framework is developed to enable implicit and intuitive gaze-based intention communications. This framework allows the users to intuitively express their intention using natural gaze cues. The book also focuses on robot caregiving technology, which can understand the user’s intentions using minimal interactions with the user. The authors examine gaze-based tracking applications for the assisted living of elderly people. The book examines detailed applications of eye-gaze communication for real-life problems. It also examines the advantages that most people can handle gaze-based communications because it requires very little effort, and most of the elderly and impaired can retain visual capability.This book is ideally designed for students, researchers, academicians, and professionals interested in exploring and implementing gaze-based communication strategies and those working in the field of computer vision and image processing.This book contains research papers that were accepted for presentation at the 17th International Conference on Interdisciplinarity in Engineering—INTER-ENG 2023,…
which was held on 5–6 October 2023, in the city of Târgu Mureș, Romania. The general scope of the conference “Towards transition for a more competitive European industry in a smart, safe and sustainable future” is proposing a new approach related to the development of a new generation of smart factories grounded on the manufacturing and assembly process digitalization. It is related to advance manufacturing technology, lean manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, additive manufacturing, manufacturing tools and equipment. It is a leading international professional and scientific forum of great interest for engineers and scientists who can read in this book research works contributions and recent developments as well as current practices in advanced fields of engineering.Data Culture: Develop An Effective Data-Driven Organization
By Dr Shorful Islam. 2024
Organizations often start their data journey by either procuring the technology or hiring the people. However, without an effective data-driven…
culture in place, they can struggle to derive value from their investments.Data Culture explores how data leaders can develop and nurture a data-driven culture tailored to their organization's needs. It outlines the types of data leadership and teams needed and the key building blocks for success, such as team recruitment, building and training, leadership, process, behavioural change management, developing, sustaining and measuring a data culture, company values and everyday decision making. It also explores the nuances of how different types of data cultures work with different types of companies, what to avoid and the differences between building a data culture from scratch and changing an existing data culture from within.With this hands-on guide, senior data leader Shorful Islam takes readers through how to successfully establish or change a data culture, sharing his expertise in behavioural change psychology and two decades of experience in fostering data culture in organizations. Supported throughout by real-world examples and cases, this will be an essential read for all data leaders and anyone involved in developing a data-driven organizational culture.Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI
By Nell Watson. 2024
AI promises to transform our world, supercharging productivity and driving new innovations. Taming the Machine uncovers how you can responsibly…
harness the power of AI with confidence.AI has the potential to become a personal assistant, a creative partner, an editor and a research tool all at once. But it also represents a threat to your livelihood, data and privacy. Taming the Machine offers the practical insights and knowledge you need to work with AI with an ethical and responsible approach.In this book, celebrated AI expert and ethicist Nell Watson offers practical insights on how you can ethically innovate with AI. It delves into the ethical issues of unbridled AI, highlighting the challenges that it will bring to society and business unless we fortify cybersecurity, safeguard our data, and understand the dangerous potential of artificial intelligence.Step into the future and supercharge your performance safely by Taming the Machine.Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of the CIT 2023 Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #903)
By Gonzalo Fernando Olmedo Cifuentes, Diego Gustavo Arcos Avilés, Hernán Vinicio Lara Padilla. 2024
This book covers different aspects of advances in research, technological development, and innovation results in artificial intelligence, computational modeling, electrical,…
electronics, telecommunication, data communications, defense engineering, innovation, technology and society, managing technology and sustained innovation, business development, security and cryptography, and software engineering. In addition, the volume focuses on research results focused on finding innovative solutions in intelligent systems concerning the topics mentioned above, which are developed in national and international postgraduate programs and associated research groups and networks. This book interests the industry, teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers working in intelligent systems, security and defense, and technological, human, and administrative sciences.This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Emerging Applications, BlockTEA 2023, held…
in December 2-3, 2023 in Wuhan, China. The 10 regular papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. Blockchain technology has been emerging as a potential technology to be applied in various domains, including finance, computer science, electronic engineering, agriculture, healthcare and more. The blockchain-based applications are able to aid the current systems and networks by leveraging the benefits provided by blockchain technology, such as a decentralized, immutable, and cryptographically secured ledger.A Software Framework for Mobile Apps in the Museum Application Domain (Gabler Theses)
By Tobias Baumgärtner. 2024
This book is concerned with “How to provide guidance for small cultural heritage institutions to govern digital transformation, and how…
to align the possibilities with the available capabilities by creating a Software Framework for Mobile Apps in the Museum Application Domain?”. The role of the museum has shifted from a keeper of artifacts to a provider of information. In this context mobile applications are intended to generate added value for the museum visitor. However, the tension between the application’s creator, its content, and the consumer operating the app needs to be examined holistically. As it is not trivial to create an integrated user experience, the unique usability-centered perspective on the requirements engineering pursued throughout, allows for the suggested data-driven solution to address the specific domain issues and serve the intended audience. Based on the insights gained during this examination and under the utilization of design science research, human-centered design, and domain-driven design “A Software Framework for Mobile Apps in the Museum Application Domain” is created and implemented using web technologies.Schnelles und skalierbares Cloud-Datenmanagement
By Felix Gessert, Wolfram Wingerath, Norbert Ritter. 2024
Die enorme Datenmenge erfordert skalierbare Datenverwaltung für weltweiten Zugriff. Zahlreiche NoSQL-Systeme prägen die komplexe Landschaft. Dieses Buch bietet Überblick und…
Klassifikation im Cloud-Datenmanagement. Themen umfassen NoSQL-Speichersysteme, polyglotte Architekturen, verteilte Transaktionen, Web-Caching, Datenzugriff und Rendering-Performance. Die Klassifikation ermöglicht eine Betrachtung des Gesamtentwurfs und der Positionen jedes Systems. Ein anwendungsorientiertes Entscheidungshilfetool erleichtert die Auswahl geeigneter Systemkandidaten für bestimmte Anwendungsszenarien.