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Meaningful Information

Author : Anthony Reading
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461401585
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Meaningful Information written by Anthony Reading and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book introduces a radically new way of thinking about information and the important role it plays in living systems. It opens up new avenues for exploring how cells and organisms change and adapt, since the ability to detect and respond to meaningful information is the key that enables them to receive their genetic heritage, regulate their internal milieu, and respond to changes in their environment. It also provides a way of resolving Descartes’ dilemma by explaining the workings of the brain in non-mechanical terms that are not tainted by spiritual or metaphysical beliefs. The types of meaningful information that different species and different cell types are able to detect are finely matched to the ecosystem in which they live, for natural selection has shaped what they need to know to function effectively in those circumstances. Biological detection and response systems range from the chemical configurations that govern genes and cell life to the relatively simple tropisms that guide single-cell organisms, the rudimentary nervous systems of invertebrates, and the complex neuronal structures of mammals and primates. The scope of meaningful information that can be detected and responded to reaches its peak in our own species, as exemplified by our special abilities in language, cognition, emotion, and consciousness, all of which are explored within this new framework.

Introduction to Information Visualization

Author : Gerald Benoit
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538125099
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Information Visualization written by Gerald Benoit and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-color text shows readers how to transform data into something meaningful - information. It is meant for anyone interested in the art and science of communicating data to others. Drawing on the author’s years of practice and teaching, it bridges the two worlds in ways everyone can participate in and appreciate the beautiful in information.

Health Information Technology Evaluation Handbook

Author : Vitaly Herasevich, MD, PhD, MSc
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351649892
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis Health Information Technology Evaluation Handbook by : Vitaly Herasevich, MD, PhD, MSc

Download or read book Health Information Technology Evaluation Handbook written by Vitaly Herasevich, MD, PhD, MSc and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governments and clinical providers are investing billions of dollars in health information technologies. This is being done with the expectation that HIT adoption will translate into healthier patients experiencing better care at lower cost. As the first wave of adoption comes to an end, stakeholders are ready to evaluate the results of their investment and make decisions about future directions. As a result, structured evaluations of a projects impact are an essential element of the justification for investment in HIT. This book provides an easy-to-read reference outlining the basic concepts, theory, and methods required to perform a systematic evaluation of HIT.

Info We Trust

Author : RJ Andrews
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119483905
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Info We Trust written by RJ Andrews and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we create new ways of looking at the world? Join award-winning data storyteller RJ Andrews as he pushes beyond the usual how-to, and takes you on an adventure into the rich art of informing. Creating Info We Trust is a craft that puts the world into forms that are strong and true. It begins with maps, diagrams, and charts — but must push further than dry defaults to be truly effective. How do we attract attention? How can we offer audiences valuable experiences worth their time? How can we help people access complexity? Dark and mysterious, but full of potential, data is the raw material from which new understanding can emerge. Become a hero of the information age as you learn how to dip into the chaos of data and emerge with new understanding that can entertain, improve, and inspire. Whether you call the craft data storytelling, data visualization, data journalism, dashboard design, or infographic creation — what matters is that you are courageously confronting the chaos of it all in order to improve how people see the world. Info We Trust is written for everyone who straddles the domains of data and people: data visualization professionals, analysts, and all who are enthusiastic for seeing the world in new ways. This book draws from the entirety of human experience, quantitative and poetic. It teaches advanced techniques, such as visual metaphor and data transformations, in order to create more human presentations of data. It also shows how we can learn from print advertising, engineering, museum curation, and mythology archetypes. This human-centered approach works with machines to design information for people. Advance your understanding beyond by learning from a broad tradition of putting things “in formation” to create new and wonderful ways of opening our eyes to the world. Info We Trust takes a thoroughly original point of attack on the art of informing. It builds on decades of best practices and adds the creative enthusiasm of a world-class data storyteller. Info We Trust is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of original compositions designed to illuminate the craft, delight the reader, and inspire a generation of data storytellers.

Meet The Skeptic

Author : Bill Foster
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1614581436
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Meet The Skeptic written by Bill Foster and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian faith almost always meets skepticism. Are you equipped to effectively handle the skeptic’s questions and debates? Meet the Skeptic is a new approach to equipping believers to engage the non-believing culture. Author Bill Foster takes the multitude of objections and reduces them to four basic categories. Understanding these categories will enable you to effectively share your hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ and clarify the skeptic’s root objection. Foster offers pop culture references and biblical support so that you can: Recognize the Red-Flag Words that prop up objections Ask probing questions and acquire an ear for opportunities Develop an understanding of the skeptics ideas and better fulfill the Great Commission. This easy to read approach to apologetics and evangelism is a field guide to faith conversations. It is written for teens, college students, and adults and can be used as a group study with the leader’s guide and workbook.

Training Reinforcement

Author : Anthonie Wurth
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119425565
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Training Reinforcement written by Anthonie Wurth and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A proven framework to fill the gap between "knowing" and "doing" Training Reinforcement offers expert guidance for more effective training outcomes. Last year, US companies spent over $165 Billion on training; while many training programs themselves provide valuable skills and concepts, even the best-designed programs are ineffective because the learned behaviors are not reinforced. Without reinforcement, learned information gets shuffled to the back of the mind in the "nice to know" file, never again to see the light of day. This book bridges the canyon between learning and doing by providing solid reinforcement strategies. Written by a former Olympic athlete and corporate training guru, this methodology works with human behavior rather than against it; you'll learn where traditional training methods fail, and how to fill those gaps with proven techniques that help training "stick." There's a difference between "telling" and "teaching," and that difference is reinforcement. Learned skills and behaviors cannot be truly effective until they are engrained, and they can only become engrained through use, encouragement, and measureable progress. This book provides a robust reinforcement framework that adds long-term value to any training program. Close the 5 Reinforcement Gaps and master the 3 Phases for results Create friction and direction while providing the perfect Push-Pull Follow the Reinforcement Flow to maintain consistency and effectiveness Create measureable behavior change by placing the participant central to the process Reinforcing training means more than simple repetition and reminders, and effective reinforcement requires a careful balance of independence and oversight. Training Reinforcement provides a ready-made blueprint with proven results, giving trainers and managers an invaluable resource for leading behavioral change.

Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Integrated Water Management

Author : Jeroen Warner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317093151
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Integrated Water Management written by Jeroen Warner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As they provide a negotiating space for a diversity of interests, Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) are an increasingly popular mode of involving civil society in resource management decisions. This book focuses on water management to take a positive, if critical, look at this phenomenon. Illustrated by a wide geographical range of case studies from both developed and developing worlds, it recognizes that MSPs will neither automatically break down divides nor bring actors to the table on an equal footing, and argues that MSPs may in some cases do more harm than good. The volume then examines how MSPs can make a difference and how they might successfully co-opt the public, private and civil-society sectors. The book highlights the particular difficulties of MSPs when dealing with integrated water management programmes, explaining how MSPs are most successful at a less complex and more local level. It finally questions whether MSPs are - or can be - sustainable, and puts forward suggestions for improving their durability.

Mobile Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Taniar, David
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 9781605660547
Total Pages : 3721 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (65 download)

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Book Synopsis Mobile Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by : Taniar, David

Download or read book Mobile Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications written by Taniar, David and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 3721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This multiple-volume publication advances the emergent field of mobile computing offering research on approaches, observations and models pertaining to mobile devices and wireless communications from over 400 leading researchers"--Provided by publisher.

Secure Data Provenance and Inference Control with Semantic Web

Author : Bhavani Thuraisingham
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466569433
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Book Synopsis Secure Data Provenance and Inference Control with Semantic Web by : Bhavani Thuraisingham

Download or read book Secure Data Provenance and Inference Control with Semantic Web written by Bhavani Thuraisingham and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an ever-increasing amount of information on the web, it is critical to understand the pedigree, quality, and accuracy of your data. Using provenance, you can ascertain the quality of data based on its ancestral data and derivations, track back to sources of errors, allow automatic re-enactment of derivations to update data, and provide attribution of the data source. Secure Data Provenance and Inference Control with Semantic Web supplies step-by-step instructions on how to secure the provenance of your data to make sure it is safe from inference attacks. It details the design and implementation of a policy engine for provenance of data and presents case studies that illustrate solutions in a typical distributed health care system for hospitals. Although the case studies describe solutions in the health care domain, you can easily apply the methods presented in the book to a range of other domains. The book describes the design and implementation of a policy engine for provenance and demonstrates the use of Semantic Web technologies and cloud computing technologies to enhance the scalability of solutions. It covers Semantic Web technologies for the representation and reasoning of the provenance of the data and provides a unifying framework for securing provenance that can help to address the various criteria of your information systems. Illustrating key concepts and practical techniques, the book considers cloud computing technologies that can enhance the scalability of solutions. After reading this book you will be better prepared to keep up with the on-going development of the prototypes, products, tools, and standards for secure data management, secure Semantic Web, secure web services, and secure cloud computing.

The Knowledge-based Economy

Author : Loet Leydesdorff
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1581129378
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book The Knowledge-based Economy written by Loet Leydesdorff and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Challenging, theoretically rich yet anchored in detailed empirical analysis, Loet Leydesdorff's exploration of the dynamics of the knowledge-economy is a major contribution to the field. Drawing on his expertise in science and technology studies, systems theory, and his internationally respected work on the 'triple helix', the book provides a radically new modelling and simulation of knowledge systems, capturing the articulation of structure, communication, and agency therein. This work will be of immense interest to both theorists of the knowledge-economy and practitioners in science policy." Andrew Webster Science & Technology Studies, University of York, UK ________________________________________ "This book is a ground-breaking collection of theory and techniques to help understand the internal dynamics of the modern knowledge-based economy, including issues such as stability, anticipation, and interactions amongst components. The combination of theory, measurement, and modelling gives the necessary power with which to address the complexity of modern networked social systems. Each on its own would partly illuminate an innovation system, but the combination sheds a far brighter light." Mike Thelwall Information Science, University of Wolverhampton, UK ________________________________________ "The sociologist Niklas Luhmann is considered one of the few social scientists possibly able to explain a decisive event once it has happened. In this book, Loet Leydesdorff answers the challenge to take Luhmann's analysis one step further by introducing anticipation into the theory. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the use of recursion and incursion to model social processes." Dirk Baecker Sociology, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Germany ________________________________________ How can an economy based on something as volatile as knowledge be sustained? The urgency of improving our understanding of a knowledge-based economy provides the context and necessity of this study. In a previous study entitled A Sociological Theory of Communications: The Self-Organization of the Knowledge-based Society (2001) the author specified knowledge-based systems from a sociological perspective. In this book, he takes this theory one step further and demonstrates how the knowledge base of an economic system can be operationalized, both in terms of measurement and by providing simulation models.

Is it Torture Yet?

Author : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Is it Torture Yet? written by United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines what constitutes torture or other forms of prohibited ill-treatment, what legal norms apply, and what is known about the effectiveness of various interrogation methods.

Cognitive Technologies and the Pragmatics of Cognition

Author : Itiel E. Dror
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027292183
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Technologies and the Pragmatics of Cognition written by Itiel E. Dror and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08-23 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has long been a helpful aid in human cognitive activities. With its growing sophistication and usage, technology is now taking a more intrinsic and active role in human cognition. The shift from an external aid to being an internal component of cognitive processing reflects a revolution in technology, cognition, and their interaction. The creation of such ‘cognitive technologies’ transforms the traditional instrumental function of technology to a constitutive role that shapes and defines cognition itself. This book, which was originally published as a Special Issue of Pragmatics & Cognition 13:3 (2005), explores the new horizon of these ‘cognitive technologies’ and their interactions with humans.

Integrated Science

Author : Nima Rezaei
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030652734
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Integrated Science written by Nima Rezaei and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated Science: Science without Borders” is the first volume of the INTEGRATED SCIENCE Book series, aiming to publish the results of the most updated ideas and reviews in transdisciplinary fields and to highlight the integration of discrete disciplines, including formal sciences, physical-chemical sciences and engineering, biological sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences. This volume primarily focuses on the research involving the integration of two or more academic fields offering an innovative, borderless view, which is one of the main focuses of the Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN). The whole world is suffering from complex problems; these are borderless problems; thus, a borderless solution could merely solve such complex issues. Transdisciplinarity is a domain, that researchers work jointly, using a shared conceptual framework, drawing together disciplinary-specific theories, concepts, and approaches to address common problems. Lack of confidence, lack of expertise, complexities of healthcare, the confusing nature of healthcare environments, and lack of organization and standardization are the obstacles of successful scientific communication. Consequently, this book provides an overview of the essential elements of transdisciplinary studies and integrated science. The unique aspect of this book -privileging it from other books- is covering all aspects of science as harmonies of a single symphony.

The Listening Leader

Author : Emilio Galli Zugaro
Publisher : Pearson UK
ISBN 13 : 1292142189
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book The Listening Leader written by Emilio Galli Zugaro and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders often say ‘I communicate’ when, in fact, they mean ‘I tell’. Yet being able to really listen is the key to growth and results. The Listening Leader provides a clear framework for taking action to implement a communicative leadership style. By actively listening to your organisation and external stakeholders you will be able to better navigate today’s VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) economy and digitally transparent world; make a genuine difference to the performance of your organization; better respond to the expectations and needs of their stakeholders and dramatically increase your competitiveness in the market. The full text downloaded to your computer. With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends Print 5 pages at a time Compatible for PCs and MACs No expiry (offline access will remain whilst the Bookshelf software is installed. eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the VitalSource Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad/Android app. When the eBook is purchased, you will receive an email with your access code. Simply go to http://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/ to download the FREE Bookshelf software. After installation, enter your access code for your eBook. Time limit The VitalSource products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your VitalSource products whilst you have your VitalSource Bookshelf installed.

Packaging and Labeling Legislation

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Packaging and Labeling Legislation written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nominations of Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman and Mr. Eugene C. Patterson

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1758 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Nominations of Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman and Mr. Eugene C. Patterson written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

HCI International 2021 - Posters

Author : Constantine Stephanidis
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030786358
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book HCI International 2021 - Posters written by Constantine Stephanidis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-03 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three-volume set CCIS 1419, CCIS 1420, and CCIS 1421 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021, which was held virtually in July 2021. The total of 1276 papers and 241 posters included in the 39 HCII 2021 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 5222 submissions. The posters presented in these three volumes are organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: HCI theory and methods; perceptual, cognitive and psychophisiological aspects of interaction; designing for children; designing for older people; design case studies; dimensions of user experience; information, language, culture and media. Part II: interaction methods and techniques; eye-tracking and facial expressions recognition; human-robot interaction; virtual, augmented and mixed reality; security and privacy issues in HCI; AI and machine learning in HCI. Part III: interacting and learning; interacting and playing; interacting and driving; digital wellbeing, eHealth and mHealth; interacting and shopping; HCI, safety and sustainability; HCI in the time of pandemic.