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Book Synopsis Against Prediction by : Bernard E. Harcourt
Download or read book Against Prediction written by Bernard E. Harcourt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From random security checks at airports to the use of risk assessment in sentencing, actuarial methods are being used more than ever to determine whom law enforcement officials target and punish. And with the exception of racial profiling on our highways and streets, most people favor these methods because they believe they’re a more cost-effective way to fight crime. In Against Prediction, Bernard E. Harcourt challenges this growing reliance on actuarial methods. These prediction tools, he demonstrates, may in fact increase the overall amount of crime in society, depending on the relative responsiveness of the profiled populations to heightened security. They may also aggravate the difficulties that minorities already have obtaining work, education, and a better quality of life—thus perpetuating the pattern of criminal behavior. Ultimately, Harcourt shows how the perceived success of actuarial methods has begun to distort our very conception of just punishment and to obscure alternate visions of social order. In place of the actuarial, he proposes instead a turn to randomization in punishment and policing. The presumption, Harcourt concludes, should be against prediction.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Disease Prediction Through Data Analytics and Machine Learning by : Rani, Geeta
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Disease Prediction Through Data Analytics and Machine Learning written by Rani, Geeta and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By applying data analytics techniques and machine learning algorithms to predict disease, medical practitioners can more accurately diagnose and treat patients. However, researchers face problems in identifying suitable algorithms for pre-processing, transformations, and the integration of clinical data in a single module, as well as seeking different ways to build and evaluate models. The Handbook of Research on Disease Prediction Through Data Analytics and Machine Learning is a pivotal reference source that explores the application of algorithms to making disease predictions through the identification of symptoms and information retrieval from images such as MRIs, ECGs, EEGs, etc. Highlighting a wide range of topics including clinical decision support systems, biomedical image analysis, and prediction models, this book is ideally designed for clinicians, physicians, programmers, computer engineers, IT specialists, data analysts, hospital administrators, researchers, academicians, and graduate and post-graduate students.
Book Synopsis ESSA Symposium on Earthquake Prediction by : United States. Environmental Science Services Administration
Download or read book ESSA Symposium on Earthquake Prediction written by United States. Environmental Science Services Administration and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Machine Learning Techniques on Gene Function Prediction by : Quan Zou
Download or read book Machine Learning Techniques on Gene Function Prediction written by Quan Zou and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Machine Learning Techniques on Gene Function Prediction Volume II by : Quan Zou
Download or read book Machine Learning Techniques on Gene Function Prediction Volume II written by Quan Zou and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Remarks on the Predictions Concerning the Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Coming of Our Lord, in Matt.xxiv by : William Sherlock (Archdeacon of Kildare.)
Download or read book Remarks on the Predictions Concerning the Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Coming of Our Lord, in Matt.xxiv written by William Sherlock (Archdeacon of Kildare.) and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Charts for Prediction and Chance by : Mario Markus
Download or read book Charts for Prediction and Chance written by Mario Markus and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007-09-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative book brings together two disciplines — science and art — and enables readers to produce their own computer-generated displays. 44 colour plates and 200 black and white pictures showcase the diagrams that can easily be reproduced using the accompanying CD-ROM. It is possible to create diagrams that indicate predictability or unpredictability of physical, chemical, ecological, mathematical or economic systems. Grey levels and colours indicate the stability of a predictable system, or the extent of unpredictability. In addition, diagrams can be drawn purely for their aesthetic value. Directed both at scientists and laymen, technicians and artists, this combination of book and CD-ROM is the first of its kind. Contents:The Useful and the BeautifulThe “Object Trouvé” in MathematicsThe Mondrian ExperimentsAn Anecdotal Report on ChaosA Case Submitted to CourtCalculations of the “Charts for Prediction and Chance” (λ-Diagrams)The Significance of Discrete MapsMaps with Scientific ApplicationsMaps of Generic SignificanceAre the λ-Diagrams Fractals?What Can We Learn from λ-Diagrams?Appendices:Informal GlossaryAbbreviationsInstructions for the CD-ROM (λ-Diagrams on Your PC) Readership: Laymen, scientists, computer technicians and computer artists. Suitable for use as an undergraduate textbook in computational science or in computer art. Keywords:Computer Art;Chaos;Do-It-Yourself;Stability and InstabilityKey Features:Includes a CD-ROM that contains easy-to-understand instructions for drawing diagrams, both for the scientist and for the artistContains hundreds of examples of visually stunning diagrams, both in black and white and in colorReviews:“… if you enjoy computer-generated art and mathematics then this would be an interesting book.”IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine
Book Synopsis Philosophico-Methodological Analysis of Prediction and its Role in Economics by : Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
Download or read book Philosophico-Methodological Analysis of Prediction and its Role in Economics written by Wenceslao J. Gonzalez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops a philosophico-methodological analysis of prediction and its role in economics. Prediction plays a key role in economics in various ways. It can be seen as a basic science, as an applied science and in the application of this science. First, it is used by economic theory in order to test the available knowledge. In this regard, prediction has been presented as the scientific test for economics as a science. Second, prediction provides a content regarding the possible future that can be used for prescription in applied economics. Thus, it can be used as a guide for economic policy, i.e., as knowledge concerning the future to be employed for the resolution of specific problems. Third, prediction also has a role in the application of this science in the public arena. This is through the decision-making of the agents — individuals or organizations — in quite different settings, both in the realm of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Within this context, the research is organized in five parts, which discuss relevant aspects of the role of prediction in economics: I) The problem of prediction as a test for a science; II) The general orientation in methodology of science and the problem of prediction as a scientific test; III) The methodological framework of social sciences and economics: Incidence for prediction as a test; IV) Epistemology and methodology of economic prediction: Rationality and empirical approaches and V) Methodological aspects of economic prediction: From description to prescription. Thus, the book is of interest for philosophers and economists as well as policy-makers seeking to ascertain the roots of their performance. The style used lends itself to a wide audience.
Book Synopsis Pragmatic Idealism and Scientific Prediction by : Amanda Guillán
Download or read book Pragmatic Idealism and Scientific Prediction written by Amanda Guillán and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph analyzes Nicholas Rescher’s system of pragmatic idealism. It also looks at his approach to prediction in science. Coverage highlights a prominent contribution to a central topic in the philosophy and methodology of science. The author offers a full characterization of Rescher’s system of philosophy. She presents readers with a comprehensive philosophico-methodological analysis of this important work. Her research takes into account different thematic realms: semantic, logical, epistemological, methodological, ontological, axiological, and ethical. The book features three, thematic-parts: I) General Coordinates, Semantic Features and Logical Components of Scientific Prediction; II) Predictive Knowledge and Predictive Processes in Rescher’s Methodological Pragmatism; and III) From Reality to Values: Ontological Features, Axiological Elements, and Ethical Aspects of Scientific Prediction. This insightful analysis offers a critical reconstruction of Rescher’s philosophy. The system he created is often characterized as pragmatic idealism that is open to some realist elements. He is a prominent representative of contemporary pragmatism who has made a great deal of contributions to the study of this topic. This area is crucial for science and it has been little considered in the philosophy of science.
Book Synopsis Critical Review Of Van, A: Earthquake Prediction From Seismic Electrical Signals by : James Lighthill
Download or read book Critical Review Of Van, A: Earthquake Prediction From Seismic Electrical Signals written by James Lighthill and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1996-02-12 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acronym VAN refers to Drs Varotsos, Alexopoulos and Nomicos, members of a group based in the University of Athens and led by Professor Varotsos (head of the Physics Department) which for over a decade has sought to use electric-field measurements between electrodes buried in the earth to predict earthquakes in Greece over periods of order one month or less. But is such “short-term” prediction achievable by the VAN approach (or by any other)? This book is an objective collection of the arguments for — and the counterarguments against — that approach, intended to help scientific readers arrive at their own answers to this important question, as well as to others (including that of VAN's “export” potential).
Book Synopsis Protein Function Prediction for Omics Era by : Daisuke Kihara
Download or read book Protein Function Prediction for Omics Era written by Daisuke Kihara and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gene function annotation has been a central question in molecular biology. The importance of computational function prediction is increasing because more and more large scale biological data, including genome sequences, protein structures, protein-protein interaction data, microarray expression data, and mass spectrometry data, are awaiting biological interpretation. Traditionally when a genome is sequenced, function annotation of genes is done by homology search methods, such as BLAST or FASTA. However, since these methods are developed before the genomics era, conventional use of them is not necessarily most suitable for analyzing a large scale data. Therefore we observe emerging development of computational gene function prediction methods, which are targeted to analyze large scale data, and also those which use such omics data as additional source of function prediction. In this book, we overview this emerging exciting field. The authors have been selected from 1) those who develop novel purely computational methods 2) those who develop function prediction methods which use omics data 3) those who maintain and update data base of function annotation of particular model organisms (E. coli), which are frequently referred
Book Synopsis Cultures of Prediction by : Ann Johnson
Download or read book Cultures of Prediction written by Ann Johnson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today’s cultures of prediction. The ability to make reliable predictions based on robust and replicable methods is a defining feature of the scientific endeavor, allowing engineers to determine whether a building will stand up or where a cannonball will strike. Cultures of Prediction, which bridges history and philosophy, uncovers the dynamic history of prediction in science and engineering over four centuries. Ann Johnson and Johannes Lenhard identify four different cultures, or modes, of prediction in the history of science and engineering: rational, empirical, iterative-numerical, and exploratory-iterative. They show how all four develop together and interact with one another while emphasizing that mathematization is not a single unitary process but one that has taken many forms. The story is not one of the triumph of abstract mathematics or technology but of how different modes of prediction, complementary concepts of mathematization, and technology coevolved, building what the authors call “cultures of prediction.” The first part of the book examines prediction from early modernity up to the computer age. The second part probes computer-related cultures of prediction, which focus on making things and testing their performance, often in computer simulations. This new orientation challenges basic tenets of the philosophy of science, in which scientific theories and models are predominantly seen as explanatory rather than predictive. It also influences the types of research projects that scientists and engineers undertake, as well as which ones receive support from funding agencies.
Book Synopsis Forest Growth Modelling and Prediction by :
Download or read book Forest Growth Modelling and Prediction written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Prediction in Second Language Processing and Learning by : Edith Kaan
Download or read book Prediction in Second Language Processing and Learning written by Edith Kaan and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is ample evidence that language users, including second-language (L2) users, can predict upcoming information during listening and reading. Yet it is still unclear when, how, and why language users engage in prediction, and what the relation is between prediction and learning. This volume presents a collection of current research, insights, and directions regarding the role of prediction in L2 processing and learning. The contributions in this volume specifically address how different (L1-based) theoretical models of prediction apply to or may be expanded to account for L2 processing, report new insights on factors (linguistic, cognitive, social) that modulate L2 users’ engagement in prediction, and discuss the functions that prediction may or may not serve in L2 processing and learning. Taken together, this volume illustrates various fruitful approaches to investigating and accounting for differences in predictive processing within and across individuals, as well as across populations.
Book Synopsis Handbook on How to Predict Earthquakes by : Ahmad Jamaludin
Download or read book Handbook on How to Predict Earthquakes written by Ahmad Jamaludin and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2019-03-16 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of seismology, no one has come close to present a basic framework on how to predict earthquakes. This book opens a new perspective that earthquakes are triggered by an extraterrestrial astrophysical source. The presence of this yet to be identified source could explain the how and why of earthquake occurrences. Not only that, working on this hypothesis, earthquakes can be predicted as they exhibited patterns that complement the presence of such a source that emits gravitational waves. These waves strike the earth like a lighthouse beam and induce the stress at the fault lines. This gravitational excitation is what actually causes earthquakes. The motion of plate tectonics is only a secondary event.
Book Synopsis Computational Intelligence Methods in COVID-19: Surveillance, Prevention, Prediction and Diagnosis by : Khalid Raza
Download or read book Computational Intelligence Methods in COVID-19: Surveillance, Prevention, Prediction and Diagnosis written by Khalid Raza and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a major threat to human life and health. This book is beneficial for interdisciplinary students, researchers, and professionals to understand COVID-19 and how computational intelligence can be used for the purpose of surveillance, control, prevention, prediction, diagnosis, and potential treatment of the disease. The book contains different aspects of COVID-19 that includes fundamental knowledge, epidemic forecast models, surveillance and tracking systems, IoT- and IoMT-based integrated systems for COVID-19, social network analysis systems for COVID-19, radiological images (CT, X-ray) based diagnosis system, and computational intelligence and in silico drug design and drug repurposing methods against COVID-19 patients. The contributing authors of this volume are experts in their fields and they are from various reputed universities and institutions across the world. This volume is a valuable and comprehensive resource for computer and data scientists, epidemiologists, radiologists, doctors, clinicians, pharmaceutical professionals, along with graduate and research students of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary sciences.
Book Synopsis The Clinical Prediction of Violent Behavior by : John Monahan
Download or read book The Clinical Prediction of Violent Behavior written by John Monahan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1995 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As therapists are increasingly held legally responsible for failing to predict their client's violent behaviour, the pressure to know and forecast behaviour - never the chosen domain of clinicians - has risen. Worries about potential law suits invade the therapeutic setting. The volume enables therapists to master the proven signs of potentially harmful acts, so that they can get back to the work they were trained for: helping people.
