Crc press okt 2026 (15 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Every AI system needs to interact with humans and AI is affecting nearly every human engagement with digital technology from simple word processors to autonomous vehicles. This book explores these rich human aspects of AI: how AI can help in user experience (UX) design and how effective user interfaces can help AI.The term artificial intelligence has become inescapable in news and product adverts - some is mere hype, but some is transforming the way we live, work and see ourselves as human beings. To be truly useful, the developers of AI need to understand the people who use their systems. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is both an area of academic research that looks at the way humans engage with digital technology, and a design discipline that tries to make digital systems better for people. In both HCI research and practical user experience design, AI is ubiquitous. This book presents guidelines and methods for the design and evaluation of systems with AI at their core including smart environments and intelligent web and mobile applications. It also looks at the way AI can help the behind-the-scenes work of user experience designers and how better user interfaces can help AI developers navigate the complexity of vast and seemingly impenetrable AI models. It includes an examination of explainable AI and discussion of wider societal issues including the dangers of AI bias. The book website includes extensive additional material, including case studies, further reading, slides, videos, interactive demos and a substantial glossary of terms in both AI and HCI.AI for Human-Computer Interaction offers a concise, accessible and actionable introduction to the interplay between AI and HCI whether you come from a background in one of these or neither. Read it for the joy of understanding this exciting area or to learn specific methods and techniques to use in your own projects.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - AI Use Cases for Consular Affairs explores applications for artificial intelligence (AI) across issues such as visas, passports, border security, disaster evacuation, and identity verification. It shows how AI can improve fairness, expand access, and return precious time to public servants, while confronting the risks and ethical dilemmas head-on.Drawing on more than sixty years of combined diplomatic experience-including the adjudication of tens of thousands of visas and leadership through crises, evacuations, and fraud investigations-retired U.S. Foreign Service Officers Dr. Don Kilburg and Virginia Blaser reveal how AI is reshaping global mobility-from biometric identity verification and fraud detection to crisis alerts, multilingual access, and workflow optimization. Every year, millions of people apply for visas, renew passports, flee disasters, or struggle to prove their identity across national lines. Behind each of these moments lies a hidden world of high-stakes consular decisions-made under immense pressure, with limited time and imperfect information. AI has the power to transform that world.This book is essential reading for public servants, policymakers, diplomats, state officials, and anyone working in consular affairs. But its lessons reach much further, to any institution now turning to AI. Used well, AI scales not by replacing human judgment but by protecting it. In the end, what earns AI a place in the systems we rely on is not raw power. It is fairness, accountability, and trust. AI deployment in consular affairs offers that guide on a global scale.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - AI Use Cases for Public Diplomacy reveals how AI is reshaping the landscape of public diplomacy-and how it can aid diplomats in the contest for hearts and minds.Every day, embassies monitor narratives, craft messages for divided publics, counter disinformation, respond to crises, and build coalitions across cultural and linguistic divides. These are high-stakes tasks, performed under time pressure, with imperfect information. Now, AI is transforming that challenge. Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer Dr. Don Kilburg draws on more than two decades of frontline diplomatic experience. Through ten richly detailed chapters, a consistent narrative framework (the fictional Republic of Z), and nearly two hundred sources, he shows how AI can expand diplomatic reach, sharpen timing, and sustain credibility while confronting the ethical dilemmas head-on.This book is essential reading for diplomats, embassy staff, politicians, and public communicators who are ready to act on the greatest lesson the AI revolution teaches us: credibility can no longer be faked, only earned.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This accessible reference provides a comprehensive overview of parasitic organisms, covering their practical applications and fundamental concepts that impact global health and ecosystems. From intricate life cycles to advanced diagnostic techniques, the text illuminates the complex world of parasites through clear explanations and visual learning aids. Designed for students and professionals across continents, it serves as an essential resource for infectious disease and public health practitioners. The book's balanced approach to theory and application makes parasitology accessible to readers at various expertise levels while maintaining scientific rigour and clinical relevance.Key Features: - Includes pictorial representations that transform complex parasitological concepts into easily digestible visual frameworks. - Provides chapter-specific resource directories that guide readers toward specialized information sources and relevant professional networks. - Addresses the critical intersection of parasitology with public health initiatives, conservation efforts, and food security challenges across diverse global contexts.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the ever-evolving field of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) and hepato-pancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery, staying informed about the pivotal research that shapes clinical practice is essential. 50 Landmark Papers every Upper GI and HPB Surgeon Should Know is a carefully curated collection of influential studies that have transformed decision-making in the management of complex conditions.From groundbreaking insights into cancers of the stomach, liver, and pancreas to the management of bile duct injuries, hiatus hernia, and pharyngeal pouch, this book highlights the research that has redefined surgical approaches. It also delves into the historical significance of interdisciplinary collaboration, such as the creation of GI bleeding units, and includes key papers on endoscopic management and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), reflecting the evolving role of surgeons in these areas.Organized into focused sections-gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, bile duct, oesophagus, endoscopic treatment, obesity, and general topics-this book serves as a practical guide for surgeons and trainees alike. Each paper has been selected for its impact on clinical practice, offering a foundation for understanding the evidence that underpins modern surgical care. Whether you are a seasoned surgeon or a trainee, this book will inspire you to explore the evidence, challenge established norms, and strive for excellence in the dynamic field of UGI and HPB surgery. ABOUT THE EDITORS:A H Sayed-Hassen BA, MBCHB, FRCS(Ed), FRACSDirector of Surgery Eastern Health, MelbourneSenior Upper GI/HPB Surgeon, Eastern HealthSenior Lecturer, Monash University Adrian Fox MBBS, FRACSHead of Upper GI/HPB, Eastern Health, MelbourneSurgeon, St Vincent's Hospital, MelbourneLecturer, Monash University.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Constructing a quest, whether it's for a video game, a fantasy novel, or an escape room, is a complex process that can be intimidating to approach and master. Whether this is your first time, or you're a seasoned professional, Quest Giving breaks down the process to its component pieces to rebuild your understanding of quest design from first principles. This book guides you through the process of dissecting quests, then equips you with the tools to recreate them on your own once you understand how they are built. By stripping down quests to their base components, this book allows its reader to reconstruct their own approach and style, giving them the tools required without imposing a workflow. This book will give you the tools you need to understand who a quest was built for, what skills are required to complete that quest, and how best to reconstruct that amazing adventure you read or experienced during your childhood.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book presents a foundational and comprehensive overview of forensic nursing, with a focus on its growing significance in Kenya's healthcare and legal systems. It introduces the core concepts and ethical frameworks that guide forensic nursing practice. Through a multidisciplinary lens, the book explores the nurse's role in bridging healthcare and justice, emphasizing patient advocacy, preservation of evidence, and respect for human rights. Featuring insights from medical practitioners, legal professionals, and academic experts, the text integrates illustrative case studies to deepen understanding of the nurse's contribution to healthcare and justice. Principles of Forensic Nursing lays a strong foundation for developing competent, ethical, and responsive forensic nursing professionals.Key Features: - Provides a strong theoretical and ethical foundation, emphasizing core concepts, ethical frameworks, and theoretical models that underpin forensic nursing practice - Tailored to the Kenyan context, it integrates local laws and systems, policies, and cultural dimensions of care and justice perspectives - Builds core competencies in trauma-informed care, forensic principles, survivor advocacy, leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, and research, shaping policy and future directions, including emerging technologies such as AI. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book explores one of the most critical and emerging fields in artificial intelligence (AI): machine unlearning. As data privacy concerns grow and regulations like GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) demand compliance, this book provides a comprehensive guide to selectively removing learned information from machine learning models without sacrificing performance or requiring complete retraining. Covering foundational principles, advanced algorithms, benchmarking tools, and real-world case studies in healthcare, finance, and social media, the book bridges the gap between theory and practice. It also addresses ethical, legal, and societal implications, offering insights into creating trustworthy AI systems. This book is an essential resource for understanding and implementing machine unlearning in the era of responsible AI.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The convergence of AI and the metaverse is poised to revolutionize healthcare and other industries. Healthcare has undergone rapid transformation through the adoption of AI technologies, ranging from machine learning for diagnostics to AI-driven drug discovery and personalized treatments. Simultaneously, the development of immersive virtual environments, including the metaverse, has opened new frontiers in virtual interaction, training, and simulation. At the same time, the pandemic has accelerated the shift toward remote healthcare services such as telemedicine, highlighting the potential for virtual care ecosystems that transcend physical limitations. As AI becomes more sophisticated, it is now capable of creating virtual hospitals, digital twins, and AI-driven monitoring tools that offer unprecedented levels of patient care. The metaverse, often associated with gaming and entertainment, is evolving into a platform where healthcare services can be delivered in immersive, interactive, and real-time virtual environments. This combination of AI-powered healthcare in the metaverse promises a future where patients can receive personalized, continuous care regardless of location.This book explores the emerging field of AI-powered healthcare in virtual environments and provide readers with an understanding of how this technological integration will reshape the future of medical care. By combining the potential of AI with the immersive capabilities of the metaverse, this book aims to offer a roadmap for the future of healthcare, emphasizing how virtual health ecosystems can improve diagnostics, treatment, and patient engagement.This book will serve as a reference for researchers, scholars, and industry professionals in different fields related to healthcare, metaverse and artificial intelligence. It can also be a hands-on resource for students interested in the fields of metaverse and healthcare applications using artificial intelligence.Key Features: - Focuses on the integration of AI and the metaverse, not just as separate technologies, but as cohesive elements in a comprehensive, patient-centered health ecosystem. - Offers practical insights and real-world applications rather than just theoretical discussions. - Provides future-oriented, predictive, and preventive healthcare framework with a strong focus on AI-driven advancements. - Addresses ethical, regulatory, and governance issues, which are critical to the successful adoption of AI in virtual healthcare environments.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the powerful synergy between two essential improvement management methodologies-Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and the Theory of Constraints (ToC). The authors expertly illustrate how integrating these approaches can result in substantial enhancements in organizational efficiency, particularly within the realms of continuous process improvement and key operational performance indicators. This comprehensive book offers a deep dive into the potential benefits of merging LSS and ToC, providing readers with practical insights and strategies for achieving optimal results in their business operations.Lean Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints: Tools, Case Studies, and Synergies uniquely combines two powerful methodologies, LSS and ToC, demonstrating how their integration can enhance operational efficiency and drive superior business outcomes. By providing a wealth of research findings, this resource substantiates the theories and methodologies with real empirical evidence. It establishes a robust theoretical framework for both LSS and the ToC, equipping readers with a comprehensive understanding of these methodologies to effectively implement them in practical settings. This book includes case studies and essential tools such as the DMAIC cycle, VSM, Kanban, Five-Step Focus, and bottleneck identification tool, among others.Readers will gain insights on how to leverage these tools to identify waste, reduce variation, and eliminate constraints, resulting in tangible enhancements within organizations.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book places Goethe's scientific method into context for 21st-century scientists and science. Moreover, Goethe's Art of Science is an excellent compendium for scientists interested in 18th-century and early 19th-century geology, colour theory and comparative biology.Few scientists realise that Goethe contributed a significant body of work on geology, the theory of colour, and comparative biology. Goethe's main concern was developing his scientific method called Morphology, which involved observing and describing form, whether it be minerals, rocks, the interaction of colour, or organisms, the latter which many taxonomists would be familiar with today. Goethe's scientific legacy was hampered by his Neptunist ideas in geology, and his criticism of Newton on colour theory. Nevertheless, his view that our interaction as observers with natural phenomena was a fundamental principle that can be applied across many different scientific fields.In order to raise the awareness of Goethe's scientific method this book will: - Provide a detailed description of his method, Morphology - Investigate his geological writings and how they were hampered by his Neptunist thinking - Demonstrate his Theory of Colours and how Anschauung and the Urphenomenon were crucial to his method - Follow the development of Goethe's plant and animal morphology - Explore what Goethe thought about his own scientific legacy and provide a list of his scientific achievements and honours - Provide new English translations of Goethe's writings.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Renaturing Urban Rivers explores and analyses the relationship between river recovery and riverine communities, offering unique perspectives. It focuses on restoring green and blue infrastructure to regenerate urban environments, mitigate climate change, improve water quality, enhance biodiversity, and create new open spaces. The cases show that long-term restoration success relies heavily on extensive community involvement, which acts as a foundational element to align project benefits with social needs, foster local stewardship, and enhance urban sustainability. This is where Renaturing Urban Rivers sets its objectives: to better understand the opportunities and challenges of involving riverine communities in restoration efforts.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the ever-evolving field of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) and hepato-pancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery, staying informed about the pivotal research that shapes clinical practice is essential. 50 Landmark Papers every Upper GI and HPB Surgeon Should Know is a carefully curated collection of influential studies that have transformed decision-making in the management of complex conditions.From groundbreaking insights into cancers of the stomach, liver, and pancreas to the management of bile duct injuries, hiatus hernia, and pharyngeal pouch, this book highlights the research that has redefined surgical approaches. It also delves into the historical significance of interdisciplinary collaboration, such as the creation of GI bleeding units, and includes key papers on endoscopic management and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), reflecting the evolving role of surgeons in these areas.Organized into focused sections-gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, bile duct, oesophagus, endoscopic treatment, obesity, and general topics-this book serves as a practical guide for surgeons and trainees alike. Each paper has been selected for its impact on clinical practice, offering a foundation for understanding the evidence that underpins modern surgical care. Whether you are a seasoned surgeon or a trainee, this book will inspire you to explore the evidence, challenge established norms, and strive for excellence in the dynamic field of UGI and HPB surgery. ABOUT THE EDITORS:A H Sayed-Hassen BA, MBCHB, FRCS(Ed), FRACSDirector of Surgery Eastern Health, MelbourneSenior Upper GI/HPB Surgeon, Eastern HealthSenior Lecturer, Monash University Adrian Fox MBBS, FRACSHead of Upper GI/HPB, Eastern Health, MelbourneSurgeon, St Vincent's Hospital, MelbourneLecturer, Monash University.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - At all stages of life, humans are associated with microorganisms and their products. Diet plays a crucial role in shaping the composition of the gut microbiome. Different dietary patterns, such as vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous diets, result in distinct microbiome profiles. Recent research is rapidly strengthening the appreciation that associated microorganisms make essential contributions to human health and well-being. A low diversity of microorganisms is associated with a plethora of diseases including allergy, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases and even neuropsychiatric disorders. Thus, an interaction of microorganisms with the host immune system is required for a healthy body. The microbiome in humans is also not constant during lifespan, but rather changes with age. Culture and location also have a profound impact on the microbiome. Diet is a particularly important factor in determining the microbiota composition of the gut. Thus, vegans, vegetarians and omnivores have distinct microbiomes.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Urban informatics is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding, managing, and designing cities using methods based on advanced geospatial methods, computer-based information technologies and other emerging tools. This book provides understanding of developments in geospatial and computational techniques, focusing on the growth/pattern of cities and its implications for the development of smart and sustainable cities from the perspectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It covers sustainable development, land use patterns, urban growth analysis, environmental impacts, infrastructure management, and policy. The book focuses on interdisciplinary approach using geospatial data, geographic information systems (GIS), and advanced computational methods to address the challenges in urban informatics. - Addresses the problems in implementing smart city initiatives, designing more adaptive, responsive, and resilient cities - Offers insightful dimensions to better understand the spatial urban pattern and future projection of for suitable planning and management - Discusses theoretical and applied research practices along with background information on the use of advanced technologies in the domain of urban studies - Includes practical examples, case studies, and methodologies This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental engineering and remote sensing.…